Summary of the stranger by Katherine mansfield?

Answer 1

Analysis: Thomas Hardy was a writer that straddled the Victorian age and modern literature. Amazingly, despite being born in 1840 (when James Fenimore Cooper and Edgar Allan Poe were publishing), he lived long enough to see one of his novels made into a motion picture and to see the publication of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Now that's longevity.

Hardy considered himself a poet who wrote novels to make money. Yet it is his novels, particularly "The Mayor of Casterbridge" (1886) and "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891), have made a lasting impression on literature (although his poetry did have a revival in the 1960s).

Hardy's writing isn't for everybody. He was at the forefront of the naturalism movement, which wanted to replicate real life rather than glamorize or exaggerate it. The naturalism movement was the predecessor of realism. One of the attributes of naturalism was its blunt take on the difficulties of life: poverty, racism, sexism, and injustice.

So the writing can often seem preachy and essay like. "The Three Strangers" encompasses some of the challenges with reading Hardy and the naturalism movement in general. The story both fails and succeeds.

Here's what we mean. "The Three Strangers" is supposed to be suspenseful - it's really a mystery story. Yet Hardy fails to pace the story in order build up the suspense for what is supposed to be a surprise ending (most readers will figure out what's happening long before Hardy reveals the twist).

The plot isn't what is important here. Even the characters are given short shift. Hardy is focused on two things. The injustice experienced by the stranger in the story and the setting. And it's the setting that ultimately takes over the story.

Hardy wants to create a sense of place and mood. And here is where "The Three Strangers" comes magically to life. The setting - the lonely cold moors - is the main character in the piece. Readers can feel the chill against their cheeks, smell the rain in their nostrils, and see the glowing lanterns feebly pushing back the darkness.

Readers will feel transported to the wild barrows of the English countryside on a stormy night. Few writers can create such a powerful sense of place. Hardy is masterful here. It's a pleasure to read - to experience.

So if you're looking for a reading experience "The Three Strangers" will be a pleasure. You can admire the craftsmanship and the images. Writers will be blown away by Hardy's skill.

If, however, you're more interested in plot and suspense then you may finish "The Three Strangers" and feel disappointed.

And that may be Hardy in a nutshell.

Answer 2

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