MR. KNOW ALL

MR. KNOW ALL

-W.S. Maugham

·        Theme:

ð Racial prejudice is a bad thing.

ð Whites are prejudice towards black.

ð To get a happy conjugal in life, Husband and wife should stay together.

·        Characters:

ð Maugham:       White

ð Max. Keleda:   Mr. Know all  (Black People)

ð Mr. Ramsay:    Husband

ð Mrs. Ramsay:  Wife

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  Literal Comprehension:

This story tells us that racial prejudice is a bad thing. Maugham shows the prejudice of white people over blacks in the USA. Ii is also shows the discrimination of whites over blacks.

                        After the end of first world we, Maugham was going to Japan from North USA by a ship. On the journey he had to cheer his cabin with a black man Max keleda, Maugham started to hate his name and his bad without meeting him. He becomes sad because he had to go for journey with a black Man Keleda as a frank and talk time person. He went to meet Maugham and offered drink but je didn't like to talk with him. ON the ship, Keleda used to talk every person and he used to present himself as if he knew everything. He used to put his idea on very subjects and he used to insist on everything. One day Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay, Maugham and other white people were talking about pearl. Max Keleda went there as Mr. Know all said that he knew everything about pearl he said he was in the business of pearl Mr. Ramsay was working in Japan and now he was talking his wife form New York after a year of his marriage Mr. know all shoed the pearl necklace of Mrs. Ramsay and said that he could tell the exact price of it. He said that its cost might be $30000 if it was bought in New York. But Mrs. Ramsay had told her husband that see had bought the fake pearl with $18. Mr. Ramsay becomes ready to bet with Mr. Know all of $100 through his wife requested him not to bet Mr. Know All made her to pull the necklace and checked it with a magnifying lens. It was a real pearl, but when he saw to be unconscious. Then he realized the reality that she had earned that money from prostitution while she was alone in New York for a year. If he told the truth, their marriage life would be finished at the time. So, to save their married life, Mr. Know ALL becomes ready to lose his bet and face the criticism. So he told that original people laughed at him but he didn't say anything Next Morning, he got an envelop with a $100 note from Mrs. Ramsay. Mr. Know All told to Maugham that if he had such a beautiful wife, he wouldn't leave her alone in New York from this , Maugham understand the contribution of in New York form this, Maugham understand the contribution of Keleda yet, Maugham was not positive towards Mr. know All.

·        Interpretation:

This story tells us that racial prejudice is a bad thing. The whites in the USA have the prejudice feelings towards the black. The white couldn't see positively the black ever they devoted their life for the service of white. Max. Keleda become ready to lose bet and face criticism for the protection of married life of whites. Yet, Maugham was not positive towards him. This story also tells us that husband and wife would stay together for their happy married life. If Mr. Ramsay would be with him there would be no problem of prostitution.

·        Critical Thinking:

 There are many issues in this story which we can't accept are Americans so prejudice towards Black? IF the whites are so cruel towards him, why Mr. Know all become ready to face the criticism to lose the bet for the protection of the married life of a white couple? Why Maugham was so negative even at the end towards Mr. Know All? So, this story presents the negative image of whites.

·        Assimilation:

 This story reminded me the caste discrimination of Nepal as the Black and white discrimination in the USA. The so-called upper-caste people prejudice towards the so-called lower caste people. It also reminded me that for a happy married life, husband and wife should stay together we ended as the husband and wife are not together for a longer.