Mr Know All '' analysis

,, Mr Know All '' analysis

“ When I went on board, I found Mr. Kelada’s luggage already below. I did not like the look of it; there were too many labels on the suitcases, and the wardrobe trunk was too big. He had unpacked his toilet things, and I observed that he was a patron of the excellent Monsieur Coty; for I saw on the washing-stand his scent, his hairwash, and his brilliantine. Mr. Kelada’s brushes, ebony with his monogram in gold, would have been all the better for a scrub. I did not at all like Mr. Kelada.”

From this passage we can understand that narrator was really jelaus of him because Keleda appeared to be more wealthy and sophisticated than he was. Because Monsieur Coty was one famous French brand that only wealth people could afford to buy it. Brilliantine is also gel for hair and it also means that he is really fashionable man.

But, despite all the gloss and luxury (with his monogram in gold), things of Mr. Kelada in the perception of the British go beyond good taste: “too many labels on the suitcases and the wardrobe trunk was too big”. The inquisitive and scrupulous glance of a true Briton caught all the smallest details of the wardrobe and categorically determined: “Mr. Kelada’s brushes, ebony with his monogram in gold, would have been all the better for a scrub ”.

Next situation is belong to smoking room. We can define that narrator smokes and with it he wanted to show himself as a busy man. He just didn't want his cabin sharing partner come to on front of him and communicate with him.n this situation, S. Maugham will enhance the negative perception of the narrator due to: the behavioral pattern of Mr. Kelada, his intonation (unusual for the British), lively gestures. Max Kelad's behavioral pattern is absolutely inconsistent with the representative of the English nation. "I am Mr. Kelada," he added, with a smile that showed a row of flashing teeth, and sat down.”This gives rise to the significance of the gesture in context, the reaction to the posture, the metaphorical rejection of “an oriental smile ... a row of snow-white teeth", which are not negative out of context. This means that all the “bricks” for creating images (the narrator and Kelada) can be unequal techniques, but significant only in this situation, in this context.

When Mr Keleda came in front of him he was playing card and even while his partner speaking to him he didn't stop his play he went on.For an understanding and thoughtful person, it becomes clear when to end the conversation, " I went on with my game." but this is not a sign for Kelada. He does not notice the sign. But he continues to be in a major mood - " …he cried.". Kelada is thick-skinned, this is emphasized by the "verbs" - " Then he seized the pack. ", he does not know how to participate in dialogue, does not hear the interlocutor. Therefore, in the sentence “"No, I hate card tricks," I answered.” The word "hate" does not apply to card tricks, it refer to M. Kelada.

Next character is Mr Ramsey. While creating an image for Ramsay Maugham used from subject characteristic.e was a great heavy fellow from the Middle West, with loose fat under a tight skin, and he bulged out of his ready-made clothes. He was on his way back to resume his post, having been on a flying visit to New York to fetch his wife who had been spending a year at home.» With this sentence narrator is going to define that Ramsey is a poorer than Mr Keleda and doesn't have enough money to order a suit from a tailor, he has to push himself into an oversized suit. And Mrs Ramsey is defined as a tall and beautiful woman.

Pearl is a multifunctional detail, that have the following functions:

1) The subject of the conflict

2) Plot mover

3) Indicator of professionalism of Max Kelada.

4) Indicator of relationship between spouses

5) Transformer of the narrator's relationship to Max Kelada

We can complete that next situation is belong to the dinner around the table. they communicate about pearl . After Over the pearl communicating than Mr Keleda said that he is professional businessman in pearl trade. Max Kelada, as a professional, knows for what price and where real pearls are sold, he very fiercely and confidently defends his  rightness, this is confirmed by the very excessive use of the pronoun "I", and the manner of arguing, which is unusual for an Englishman.

Maugham, with the help of a conflict with pearls, creates an absolutely opposite image of Max Kelada, where the negative that was in the first situation is gradually destroyed.

Now Max Kelada appears as a real professional, and even does a truly worthy act, equivalent to the behavior of a real gentleman, saves totally unknown person.

We should come back to the title. In beginning of the text mr Keleda was negatively nicknamed as ,, Mr Know All " there Maugham used negativeness to choose a nickname for his main hero. Why he choosed like this . We can define from the story that Mr Keleda was so mixer well mannered . We can know it from his actions. He introduced with all people on ship an got on well with them only in a three days.He managed the sweeps, conducted the auctions, collected money for prizes at the sports, got up quoit and golf matches, organized the concert and arranged the fancy-dress ball. He was everywhere and always ". It is clear that S. Maugham chooses such a strategy to create the image of his hero: behind empty chatter, there is a professional who is able to assess the value of pearls from a distance (he really is Mister Know-all). But, saving Mrs. Ramsay, he condemns himself to loneliness and receives the status of "looser", and this is a strong blow to his ego.