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The Japanese Quince By John Galsworthy

John galsworthy (1867-1933 Deal with social class upper-middle class lives Highlights the characters insular, snobbish, acquisitive attitudes and their suffocating moral codes Challenged the ideals of society depicted in the preceding literature of Victorian England

John Galsworthy (1867~1933) •Deal with social class, upper-middle class lives. •Highlights the characters' insular, snobbish, acquisitive attitudes and their suffocating moral codes. •Challenged the ideals of society depicted in the preceding literature of Victorian England

Works achievements THE The Fors wte Saga and its FORSYTE seqt Comedy and end of the SAGA Chapter Won nobel prize in Literature in 1932 MUSIC FROM THE TVSIRIEs COMPOSED AND coNDnC N D uy G oIFREY BERGON

Works & Achievements •The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. •Won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932

Plot Mr. Nilson, an upper class gentleman was attracted by a Japanese quince in the yard. Finding that another gentleman who looks like himself is also enjoying the sight of the plant, Mr. Nilson changes his attitude towards the Japanses quince immediately, and feels embarrassed about himself

Plot •Mr. Nilson, an upper class gentleman was attracted by a Japanese quince in the yard. Finding that another gentleman who looks like himself is also enjoying the sight of the plant, Mr. Nilson changes his attitude towards the Japanses quince immediately, and feels embarrassed about himself

Why Japanese Quince Quite, murmured Mr Nilson These exotics, they don't bear fruit. Pretty blossom Exotics Fruit Unorthodox Material outcomes Foreign, innovative new things

"Quite," murmured Mr. Nilson. "These exotics, they don't bear fruit. Pretty blossom!" Why "Japanese Quince"? "Fruit": Material outcomes "Exotics": Unorthodox Foreign, innovative new things

Symbol Fruite The exotic plant Fruit, in literature New ideologies, s a very common philosophies, symbol of material The suspicion about outcomes like the old lifestyles money and other thi ings you can a backlash against actuall ly make use of the old ideologies of the victorian era

Symbol

His attitude towards the japanese quince helps to flesh out a character that is extremely conservative, insular and utilitatian Mr. Nilson: an epitome of his circle, the upper middle class who have a rigid and unreasonable insistence on the old ways they are familiar with

His attitude towards the japanese quince helps to flesh out a character that is: • extremely conservative, insular and utilitatian Mr. Nilson: an epitome of his circle, the upper￾middle class, who have a rigid and unreasonable insistence on the old ways they are familiar with

Psychological Change Attracted and enchanted by the blossom and flower of Japanese Quince, and can 't help walking towards it. Found that mr. Tandram is also enjoying the pleasant view. changed his attitude at once and showed pity on the plant

Psychological Change

Psychological change Mr. Nilson's attitude towards the japanese quince is affected by the presence of another upper-class gentleman The change of his attitude reveals how the ideologies. old attitudes and pressure from the Circle shackle people at that time

• Mr. Nilson’s attitude towards the Japanese quince is affected by the presence of another upper-class gentleman. • The change of his attitude reveals how the ideologies, old attitudes and pressure from the circle shackle people at that time. Psychological Change

The Mirror Image His firm. well He was of about coloured cheeks Mr. Nilson's own with their neat height, with firm brown well-coloured moustaches and cheeks neat brown his round well- moustaches, and opened, clear grey round. well eyes, wore a opened, clear grey reassuring eyes. appearance of good health

The Mirror Image