Stylistic Analysis on "The Escape"
“The Escape”
Analysis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 in Paris, he is a famous English writer, who also received medical degree, but never practiced it. For a long time of his career of writer, he had no success, only in 1907, his “Lady Frederic”, a comedy of manners, was produced in London, and after it he became famous. Further on his plays were performed all over the world. He wrote his novels in Europe, where spent a lot of time travelling. He died in 1965. His novel “The Escape” is subjectivised, it was said by person, who narrates about his friend, friend’s experience avoiding the wedding. The narrator describes his friend’s, Roger Charing, love and sudden effulgent flash of intuition, that he mustn’t get married on Ruth Barlow. The most important theme of the extract is man’s craft mixed with gentleship, how real man should hit the right road, without hurting a woman, who believes him. Beside, the author dwells on the moment that Roger thinks about his own estate. The extract mostly built on chasing ideal house for the couple, Roger and Ruth. Their chasing becomes routine for Ruth, because Roger promised her to marry after they find ideal house, through 2 years Roger does his best to avoid marriage. The moment, where Ruth becomes angry and tired of seeking for house is denoument of the extract. The concluding part is their letters to each other, where Ruth writes him that soon she has a wedding, and he presents her some examples of houses.
At the beginning of the extract the narrator introduces with the character of his friend, who left his bride, and spent a year travelling around the world, avoiding marriage. Describing this scene, the author uses such stylistic devices as hyperbole (e.g.: …nothing, but instant flight could help him; with a toothbrush for all his luggage), metaphor (e.g.: seeing the inevitable loom). Further on, the author introduces to the main characters: Roger Charing and Ruth Barlow. He dwells on the appearance and describes
Analysis
W. Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 in Paris, he is a famous English writer, who also received medical degree, but never practiced it. For a long time of his career of writer, he had no success, only in 1907, his “Lady Frederic”, a comedy of manners, was produced in London, and after it he became famous. Further on his plays were performed all over the world. He wrote his novels in Europe, where spent a lot of time travelling. He died in 1965. His novel “The Escape” is subjectivised, it was said by person, who narrates about his friend, friend’s experience avoiding the wedding. The narrator describes his friend’s, Roger Charing, love and sudden effulgent flash of intuition, that he mustn’t get married on Ruth Barlow. The most important theme of the extract is man’s craft mixed with gentleship, how real man should hit the right road, without hurting a woman, who believes him. Beside, the author dwells on the moment that Roger thinks about his own estate. The extract mostly built on chasing ideal house for the couple, Roger and Ruth. Their chasing becomes routine for Ruth, because Roger promised her to marry after they find ideal house, through 2 years Roger does his best to avoid marriage. The moment, where Ruth becomes angry and tired of seeking for house is denoument of the extract. The concluding part is their letters to each other, where Ruth writes him that soon she has a wedding, and he presents her some examples of houses.
At the beginning of the extract the narrator introduces with the character of his friend, who left his bride, and spent a year travelling around the world, avoiding marriage. Describing this scene, the author uses such stylistic devices as hyperbole (e.g.: …nothing, but instant flight could help him; with a toothbrush for all his luggage), metaphor (e.g.: seeing the inevitable loom). Further on, the author introduces to the main characters: Roger Charing and Ruth Barlow. He dwells on the appearance and describes