The ant and the grasshopper by W. S. Maugham The aim of the following paper is to analyze a story by Mark Twain called A Curious Dream. We propose in this paper firstly‚ to analyze characters‚ theme and point of view; secondly‚ the author’s style and thirdly‚ the author’s beliefs. Firstly‚ Characters The participants in the story are: the author‚ John Baxter Copmanhurst (the skeleton). The author in the story is the narrator presented with the subject pronoun “I”; he is the one who describes
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Critically examine the plot in “The Ant and the Grasshopper”: Somerset Maugham‟s short story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” bases itself on the well-known fable of La Fontaine of the same title. The exposition presents a brief summary of the fable‚ followed by the narrator‟s expression of bias against the ant in La Fontaine‟s story. Since in the exposition the narrator uses the fable to introduce his story of the Ramsay brothers‚ the reader‟s expectations from the development of the plot are already
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Somerset Maugham short story "The ant and the Grasshopper" we are introduced to the two main characters as referring to them as George and Tom. The characters are introduced after a short introduction about the story of the ant and the grasshopper. In this fable we learn that the ant in the story is much like the character of George. The ant begins working away throughout the summer collecting his food and building his shelter in order to prepare for the upcoming winter. The Grasshopper on the other
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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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THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Narrator: Once upon a time in a field on a summer day‚ there was a happy Grasshopper who liked to play‚ sing‚ and dance all day. Grasshopper: What a splendid day! *sighs* **LAZY SONG** Today I don’t feel like doing anything I just wanna lay on the grass Don’t feel like picking up some food So I’ll just play and sing all day ‘Cause today I swear I’m not doing anything.. NOTHING AT ALL! Woohoo‚ wooh---. Ant: Don’t you ever get tired of playing? Grasshopper: Oh
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Comparison of “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and “The Richer‚ the Poorer” Some people live life like it is their last day alive‚ spending everything. Some other people save every penny they own. Which way of life produces a better life? What should people do with their money? In the fable‚ “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and the modern fable‚ “The Richer‚ the Poorer‚” the main characters reflect two opposite views of how to live life. Both the ant from “The Ant and the Grasshopper‚” and Lottie from
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The text can be divided into several parts: • The exposition‚ in which we learn about little Nicholas‚ his cousins and his strict aunt. Nicholas got into his aunt’s disgrace. So his cousins were to be taken to Jagborough sands that afternoon and he was to stay at home. The Aunt was absolutely sure that the boy was determined to get into the gooseberry garden because I have told him he is not to. • The complication‚ when Nicholas got into an unknown land of lumber-room. Forbidden fruit is sweet
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just one of the ways the grasshopper from The Ant and the Grasshopper by Rob John is dumb and doesn’t think into the future. In life a huge problem is preparing. Preparing is important. When we push stuff to the last minute there won’t be enough opportunities. In the story the ant and the grasshopper we have two characters. One that prepares‚ and one that doesn’t. I think the theme of this story is “Doing stuff ahead of time pays off” I can prove it in 2 ways. One is the ant prepares for winter. Two
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version of “The Ants and the Grasshopper”‚ Walt Disney presents a one-sided view of the grasshopper as carefree and reliant on others. As the ants prepare for winter‚ the grasshopper sings‚ Shirley Temple’s hit “The World Owes Me a Living”‚ while he prances and taps his foot. When the grasshopper notices how hard the ants are working‚ the grasshopper laughs. Although the grasshopper is extremely blissful‚ he is carefree. For instance‚ the grasshopper precedes to call one of the ants over and casually
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important to be prepared. In the story “The Ant And The Grasshopper” by Rob John‚ being prepared is always better than being unprepared. The grasshopper is not ready for winter‚ but the ant is ready. The grasshopper is unprepared in many ways. First instead of gathering food‚ the grasshopper made buzzing noises with his wings. This is important because the grasshopper is wasting his time‚ when he could be preparing. Second‚ the grasshopper spent all morning stuffing his face with
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