Mabel Essay

Analysis
Mabel by W. S. Maugham
The story under consideration entitled Mabel was written by William Somerset Maugham. William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist but also one of the most successful dramatists and short-story writers. Maugham travelled widely to all parts of the world. He visited Russia, America, Africa, Asia. The technique of short-story writing always interested Maugham. De Maupassant and Chekhov influenced him but he adopted his own unique technique, which is characterized by realistic and psychological presentation of the events.
A short story is a brief work of literature, usually written in narrative prose.
The title of the story doesn‘t represent anything significant, because it is only a woman‘s name and reader can‘t forecast what is going to happen in the story. The reader can only guess that Mabel is protagonist‘s name. The title doesn‘t states the cause of the conflict.
The story in question “Mabel” develops the following plot. The author recalls the story of a man whose name was George whom he once met on his way to Mandalay. George and Mabel had been engaged and going to get married in six months but some unexpected events pushed back the day of their wedding. Seven years later Mabel found George. Making several attempts to hide in different countries and being chased by Mabel and had to surrender and marry her. Mabel is round character because she changes through the story. She is stubborn and strong woman who knows what she wants very well and knows how to get it. George is a round character as the Mabel. He is weak and timid man who is afraid to strike a snag.
The time of the story is not indicated. But indirectly we can see that the events take the period of 16 years. The story is based on unusual plot structure technique. It is a frame structure when