how is the chinese statue a satire on the lover of art
how is the chinese statue a satire on the lover of art
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In this story, we, the readers, get to see that those who take great pride in art and claim to be knowledgeable in that field are the ones who know nothing about it. They are easily cheated and fooled by the others. Sir Alexander Heathcote prided himself to be a connoisseur of art but was fooled into believing that the Chinese Statue was real when actually it was the ordinary base which was an original priceless piece. The main theme of appearance versus reality is brought forth through this. Generations after generations in the Heathcote family protected the statue thinking to be a priceless one when at the end it turned out to be fake.
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