The Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin 1. Information about the author: Kate was formally educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis where she kept a commonplace book "in which the thoughtful adolescent recorded themes that appear in her later fiction‚ among them women’s roles and the conflict between desire and duty. Kate began her career as a fiction writer in 1888. The literary trend she belongs to realistic fiction. The mine literary works are "A Point at
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how they look before getting to know them. The messageof the story can perhaps best be summed up in the English proverb: You should not judge a book by its cover. The author of “Mr. Know-All”‚ W Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was a popular English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. Maugham is said to have been the highest paid author in the world during the 1930s. He travelled extensively‚ and was one of the best known writers of travel stories during the inter-war years. This story‚
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several descriptions of the Tahiti ‚ a south pacific island which is famous for its magic beauty‚ friendly people and for this reason people around the world enjoy to visit it. This story was narrated and written by the novelist William Somerset Maugham in one of his many long trips to the Pacific Island . This text is about a narrator who visited the Tahiti Island due to a hazard journey. In this island it was living one of the most famous artist who was Charles Strickland‚ which came
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Somerset Maugham "Louise" I could never understand why Louise bothered with me. She disliked me and I knew that behind my back she seldom lost the opportunity of saying a disagreeable thing about me. She had too much delicacy ever to make a direct statement‚ but with a hint and a sigh and a little gesture of her beautiful hands she was able to make her meaning plain. It was true that we had known one another almost intimately for five and twenty years‚ but it was impossible for me to believe
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SIW Module 1 Variant 2 Theme: Stylistic Devices. Analysis of the text. 1. Point out three metaphors and three epithets used by the author to characterize the main character (Stephens) and comment on them. Three metaphors : trifle embarrassed apologetic laugh forcible ring Three epithets: thick-set and stout a round red face bullet-shaped head All these stylistic devices describe the main hero as a person who is very tired of life‚ he is passive‚ but he wants to change something
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W.S. Maugham’s stories make exciting reading and give food for reflection The writer is a great master of ironic style. By using a biased 1st person narrator the author pretends to praise and justify what in fact he exposes and condemns. Thus the writer forces the reader to see through this pretence and make his/her own conclusions as to the purport of the work. The story "The Escape" is a fair example of Maugham’s ironic style. The basic theme of the story is marriage in bourgeois society‚ relations
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William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order
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the latest plans and personal recommendations. A case study is included to establish the essential elements for a biodiverse local garden in the Mendip Region of Somerset complete with plans and planting lists. Contents Abstract Introduction Chapter 1. The essential elements for a biodiverse garden and biodiversity in Somerset. Chapter 2. Case study Chapter 3. Local survey Chapter 4. Who is promoting biodiversity in gardens‚ how and how well? Chapter 5. Who wants biodiversity
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“ESCAPE” By William Somerset Maugham The text under interpretation is “Escape” by William Somerset Maugham. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at King`s school in Canterbury‚ studied painting in Paris‚ went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. So‚ he put his hand in different activities and that`s why he is versatile and experienced
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Originally a novel‚ written by W. Sommerset Maugham‚ "The Razor’s Edge" is the story of an American man named Larry‚ who undergoes a transformation as he witnesses the changes in the world and his own life. Larry experiences disillusionment due to World War I‚ seeks refuge in France to "find himself"‚ and questions the morals of society. The Razor’s Edge entails several of the main elements of modernism‚ and Maugham illustrates them by exposing the darker side of the American Dream through relationships
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