Monday, 8 October 2018

The Man in Black - Short Story - Oliver Goldsmith - Notes - SUMMARY


 The Man in Black:
(Character of the Man in Black)

-          Oliver Goldsmith

 “The Man in Black” is a story written by Oliver Goldsmith. He created the character of man in black in an interesting manner. The man in black is inconsistent in his character. He does not practice what he preaches. He is generous even to a fault. He pretends to be very economical. He tries to hide his sympathy for the suffering. He seems to be ashamed of his natural kindness. In spite of his efforts, he can not help revealing his true nature.  
The man in black often complains against beggars. He calls them vagabonds and deceivers. He thinks that helping beggars encourages idleness in them. He criticizes the magistrates for being liberal towards them. But in practice, he gives a piece of silver to the man in rags. He buys the bundle of chips from the sailor to help him.  He offers the same to another beggar maid having had nothing else to offer her.
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Noojilla Srinivas
Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College - Alamuru
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email: noojillasrinivas@gmail.com 

4 comments:

  1. Thank you for your observations. I had studied this in my college days and am truly surprised to read about "The Man in Black"

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  2. Nice but I need a full summary in detail.

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