E)Is the title appropriate? Does it reflect the point of the story?
f) What words and phrases give atmosphere to the story in descriptions of human appearance, characters, human relations? (Make up lists.)
g) Do you regard "The Escape" as a typical specimen of Somerset Maugham's prose? Read the following to answer the question:
The qualities of Somerset Maugham are not at all elusive. An innate dramatic sense enables him to write sound, solidly constructed novels that never fail to interest the reader. His prose is clean and hard and is always marked by a precision that is rare in contemporary writing. Passion and lyricism are not evident but in their place the reader will find a superbly controlled irony and a brilliant wit. Transforming the commonplace into art, he produced a long, distinguished list of plays, short stories and novels that will never cease перестать to give the greatest of pleasure.
PROFESSION-ORIENTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
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