‚The Happy Man’ The story I’m going to analyze is entitled ‘The happy man’ and it was written by Somerset Maugham‚ a well-known English writer. He was born on 25 of January in 1874‚ he was an English playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was one of the most popular authors of his era. Now‚ I’d like to give the summary of the story. At the beginning of the story the author tells us that the narrator didn’t like to give advices. The narrator thought about life and showed his attitude
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The pained veil. I have just read one of the Somerset Maugham’s novels under the title of “ The painted veil”‚ which he wrote in 1925. In his preface to the novel Maugham wrote‚ that he had felt a desire to use the story as an inspiration‚ but re-wrote it and made a more modern version of it. According to his words‚ it was the first time he started writing from a story instead of from a character. I can dare say‚ that the plot of the book is very tricky. But there is a great depth of meaning
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In « The Ant and the Grasshopper » by W. Somerset Maugham‚ Tom receives a huge inheritance from an old woman he married after years of idling and taking money from his brother George‚ who has always worked very hard. Their way of working and their way of spending money differentiate the two brothers‚ George and Tom. Unlike Tom who is a fun lover‚ George works hard. He embodies the "Protestant work ethic"‚ "[George] had never taken more than a fortnight’s holiday [ ] [and] was in his office every
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writer and the novel “ The moon and sixpence” 1. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) W.S. Maugham is famous English writer‚ well-known as a novelist‚ playwright and shortstory writer. In his writings he kept to the principles of Realism‚ but his method of writing was also influenced by Naturalism‚ Neo-romanticism and Modernism.W.S. Maugham was born in Paris where his father worked as solicitor for the English Embassy. At the age of 10‚ Maugham was orphaned and sent to England to live with his uncle
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The purpose of this course is to encourage students to gain an awareness of‚ and insight into‚ the evolution of modern English literature. Students will become acquainted with writers‚ poets and playwrights such as Thomas Hardy‚ William Somerset Maugham‚ Oscar Wilde‚ George Bernard Shaw‚ Virginia Woolf‚ George Orwell‚ Henry Williamson‚ John Betjeman‚ Ted Hughes‚ Charles Causley‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Laurie Lee‚ Agatha Christie and John Le Carré. Connexions with socio-political factors will also be
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throughout his journey as a World War II pilot. Throughout the novel‚ Dahl exhibits the ability to draw readers in and make them want to read more. His techniques and excellent storytelling skills helped develop this novel into an amazing read. As W. Somerset Maugham once said‚ “There are three rules to writing a good book. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.” This being said‚ one could see that some rules prove to be more crucial than others. Based on this novel‚ three mandatory rules include‚ in-depth
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from the Silk Road. “There in the mist‚ enormous‚ majestic‚ silent and terrible‚ stood the Great Wall of China. Solitarily‚ with the indifference of nature herself‚ it crept up the mountain side and slipped down to the depth of the valley.” – W. Somerset Maugham The construction of the wall started during the Qin dynasty at 221 BC. The emperor Qin Shih Huang aimed at protecting china from invaders who regularly attacked Chinese farming villages. The Great wall surrounded the central part of China‚ which
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Important of Money Management As A College Student Lot of college student are not aware of how important money management for them. Nowdays‚ student spent their money for unnecessary things.Management can be defined as “the act or manner of managing; handling‚ direction‚ or control.”( Dictionary 2010 ).The importance of money management helping student to achieve goals in their life without any difficulty in future.There are a three ways college students can manage their money by having a budget
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The Force of Circumstances “The Force of Circumstance” is written by W. Somerset Maugham and takes place in Borneo (British colony)‚ however‚ the district is unclear but there are uses of exotic setting in the essay such as‚ mountains and rivers which indicates that the story takes place in a far and exotic country. It is about the end of a marriage between two people: Doris‚ an English girl and Guy‚ a man from Sembulu. Guy is 29 years old‚ and works for British colonial service; however‚ the
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Reasons for Decline in Reading Habit W. Somerset Maugham said‚ “To acquire the habitof reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost allmiseriesof life.” Reading habithas been a great help in developing knowledge. But today‚ in an age when browsing thenet‚ playing with funky handsets and passing non-stop SMS seem to be the order of the day. The internet boom‚ interactive medium of images‚ TV and thesilver screen fillingthe minds of the modern youth‚ taking majority of their free time
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