The narrator is confused because it its unclear why does he live in a shabby home.
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The civilian that the author is talking about in the passage had been retired from the service of the Hussars at a very young age of thirty five. Even though he settled in a wretched and a little village, still the life style he had was extravagant.
It was not clear to the people living in the surroundings that why was he living in such a shabby place. At his home, champagne flowed like water and the officers of high post of the regiment used to come for dinner. Even after this, he always used to be dressed shabbily so it was very confusing for the people living in the surroundings.
William Somerset Maugham was the one who said, "The novel is a picture of real life and manners, and of the time in which it was written".
They both sound right but i think it's amongst
Hello. You did not show the passage to which this question refers, which makes it difficult for me to give you an exact answer, but I will try to help you in the best possible way.
The elements of Greek mythology present in "Black ships before troy" are the presence of gods and the interaction that exists between them and humans, causing good and evil depending on their intent and mood.
In addition, it is possible to notice the beginning of a conflict in a story, when reading presents a dispute or disagreement between two or more characters, between the eprsonage against oneself, or between a character and nature.
