A Man Who Hates A Louse Analysis

The story focuses on the story of a man who hates a louse. This louse found its way into a bonnet of a lady who is special to the man. He then starts to talk down to the louse by saying it is dirty, ugly, and a harm to society. He eventually tries to persuade the louse into leaving the female alone by saying it should go to a plantation or to the homeless because that is where it is expected to be. The narrator tries to put up a front by talking about killing the louse to which he is afraid of what it could do to him. There seems to be a shift in perspective at the end of the story to the louse where it explains that it needs to eat to survive. The story is a symbol of the rich and poor dichotomy at the time. It emphasises about how the rich