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Oct 7, 2022 · A story within a story, “A String of Beads” draws much of its thematic complexity from the counterpoints it provides between the two levels of its narrative. The broader narrative is told in the first person by a male speaker who has been invited to a dinner and has been seated next to a woman…
In "A String of Beads" by W. Somerset Maugham, Laura recounts an intriguing story at a dinner party. Miss Robinson, a governess, wears a string of pearls that Count Borselli, an expert on...
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Jul 20, 2021 · The themes of class distinction, societal expectations, and the transformative potential of accidental events are all explored in this short story. The story centers on Miss Robinson, a lowly governess who becomes mixed up in an incident involving a priceless strand of pearls.
In A String of Beads by W. Somerset Maugham we have the theme of appearance, class, jealousy, materialism, equality, independence and morality.
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"A Bad Example""De Amicitia""Faith""The Choice of Amyntas""Cupid and the Vicar of Swale""Lady Habart""A Really Nice Story""The Image of the Virgin""The Mother""A Traveller in Romance""The Dinner-Party""The Taipan""Mirage""The Old-Timer"The story «The String of Beads» is short but there is a big deal of moral in it. Maugham teaches us not to do anything on impulse, think twice before making any decision and don’t blindly trust immediately what other people say.
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Oct 7, 2022 · A story within a story, “A String of Beads” draws much of its thematic complexity from the counterpoints it provides between the two levels of its narrative. The broader narrative is told in the first person by a male speaker….
