“The Escape” Analysis

Analysis of the story The Escape by Somerset Maugham. Sometimes men cannot say No to women, although they want it, and thats why they have to gift up some situations to make women say them No. The short story The Escape written by Somerset Maugham is scarce about this case, about the conflict between man and woman, and this escape is the main theme of the text. The idea of the story is that one should put on his thinking and work out very carefully, as sometimes procrastination can give better results than haste.The message of the story is that a woman can be sly and scheming, solely a man can make it his way withal. This story makes the reader think about life and descents and it is not surprising, because S. Maugham became known as a prevail of human soul, a wise man who not only knows how to depict, the hypocrisy and brutality of bourgeois society, but also has the ability to portray different characters in clear and natural Manner. The text The Escape under consideration be gins with a key sentence which contains the whole content of the story in the folded form.Maugham writes about the relationship between Roger Charing and Ruth Barlow. Rogers friend describes everything, whose name we dont know. Roger Charing is a young man, who has a lot of money. And he falls in hump with Ruth Barlow an unhappy woman, who was twice a widow. They were happy together and they decided to tie. Then suddenly Roger fell out of love with Ruth, and he found the way, how to make Ruth release him. He told her that they would marry, when they would find the perfect house for both of them.However time passed away and Roger rejected all the orders of the agents offering a new house. At last Ruth lost her patience and left Roger herself. The title of the text is one word that consist the definite name the and the noun escape. The definite article the is here not accidentally it claims that text is about exactly this escape and not any in the world. The story begins with the narrators introduction of the bother that if a woman wants to marry a man, its a mans hazard and he has to find the way out of the situation.This is the expo of the story. The exposition is written in the ironic tone. Such epithets as instant flight, inevitable loom, the narrators note with a tooth brush for all his luggage, so conscious was he of his danger and the necessity for immediate action make this effect. Then comes the inciting moment, in which both Roger Charing and Ruth Barlow are introduced. It is said that Ruth was twice a widow and it is said ironic, because the reader can think that Roger is the next victim, through the simile He went down like a row of ninepins.He also gives a direct description of Ruths eyes using the epithets splendid, moving, big and lovely, a detached epithet little dear all in the ironic way. The modal verb must, exclamatory sentence, parallel constructions if she married a husband beat her, if she employed a broker he cheated her, if she engaged a cook she drank, the allusion She never had a little lamb but it was sure to die make a humorous effect. We can take now completely that all the narrators words were ironic, because his epithets towards Ruth are like that, and also stupid and a simile as unattackable as nails.Then there comes an explanation of why he has such an attitude towards the poor widow. Going further, we come across an anti advent. The tense is growing, but then Roger on a sudden, fell out of love. This is a bit unexpected. Ruths pathetic (a repeated epithet) look ceased to wring Rogers heart-strings (a metaphor). But Roger swore a solemn oath (a metaphor) not to jilt Ruth, moreover, she was able to assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure (an extended metaphor). And here begins the real climax with its growing tense.The reference uses repetitions they they, sometimes sometimes, they looked, they inspected, they climbed. After the main heroes reasoning in direct speech, their p roceeded searching for a house looks like a repetition, too. Yet, the author uses an antonomasia here, calling Roger an angel, though we know he is not an irony. Their further reasoning in the direct speech appears to be the climax do you want to marry me or do you not? Roger kept standing on his position epithets assiduous and gallant. Their letters are resolution of the text.