Plot Structure in Mr. Know All by W. Somerset Maugham
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Plot Structure in Mr. Know All by W. Somerset Maugham
Plot is the author’s choice of arrangement of events which in total make up the story. Aristotle stated in his book The Poetics that plot structure had "a beginning, a middle and an end". But just placing the events one after another is not enough. There must be the motivating purpose to drive the story to its resolution and a connection between these events.
There are five main elements of the plot: exposition, complication, crisis, climax and resolution. In the story Mr. Know All personally I clearly can distinguish all the five elements of the plot structure.
Exposition is the introduction of story - background information that is needed to properly understand it. And in the story Mr. Know All in the exposition the author introduces one of the main characters of the story – Max Kelada, tells us about the circumstances of the meeting of the narrator and Mr. Kelada, states his welfare standards.
The next element is complication or development of action. Here the author marks the onset of the major conflict of the story. In the Somerset Maugham’s short story in the complication part the narrator meets Mr.Kelada, they spend an evening together chatting and playing cards, and the narrator corroborate his dislike to Mr. Kelada. He states the opinion that he couldn’t escape Mr. Kelada’s company, because he was constantly following him during all day. He also points out why Mr. Kelada was called Mr. Know- All. He says that he was everywhere and always “He managed the sweeps, conducted the auctions, collected money for prizes at the sports, got up quoit and golf matches, organized the concert and arranged the fancy-dress ball.” The narrator also states the idea, that Mr. Kelada was sure that “he knew everything better than anybody else” and nobody could tell him that he’s wrong. Here also we’re introduced to another very important hero. They are Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey – a couple who were going back home from New...
Plot is the author’s choice of arrangement of events which in total make up the story. Aristotle stated in his book The Poetics that plot structure had "a beginning, a middle and an end". But just placing the events one after another is not enough. There must be the motivating purpose to drive the story to its resolution and a connection between these events.
There are five main elements of the plot: exposition, complication, crisis, climax and resolution. In the story Mr. Know All personally I clearly can distinguish all the five elements of the plot structure.
Exposition is the introduction of story - background information that is needed to properly understand it. And in the story Mr. Know All in the exposition the author introduces one of the main characters of the story – Max Kelada, tells us about the circumstances of the meeting of the narrator and Mr. Kelada, states his welfare standards.
The next element is complication or development of action. Here the author marks the onset of the major conflict of the story. In the Somerset Maugham’s short story in the complication part the narrator meets Mr.Kelada, they spend an evening together chatting and playing cards, and the narrator corroborate his dislike to Mr. Kelada. He states the opinion that he couldn’t escape Mr. Kelada’s company, because he was constantly following him during all day. He also points out why Mr. Kelada was called Mr. Know- All. He says that he was everywhere and always “He managed the sweeps, conducted the auctions, collected money for prizes at the sports, got up quoit and golf matches, organized the concert and arranged the fancy-dress ball.” The narrator also states the idea, that Mr. Kelada was sure that “he knew everything better than anybody else” and nobody could tell him that he’s wrong. Here also we’re introduced to another very important hero. They are Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey – a couple who were going back home from New...