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Why did the author visit the shop in frequently?
The author frequently visited the shop out of pity. He felt sad to see the Gessler Brothers working hard with hardly any customers around. The author also preferred the quality of shoes made by Mr. Gessler over any other firm as they hardly worn out. Read summary of Quality
The author frequently visited the shop out of pity. He felt sad to see the Gessler Brothers working hard with hardly any customers around. The author also preferred the quality of shoes made by Mr. Gessler over any other firm as they hardly worn out.
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Who is the main character of the story Quality?
Mr. Gessler is the main character in the story, Quality. He is a German shoemaker, who along with his elder brother, values the quality of the shoes over anything else. Read summary of Quality
Mr. Gessler is the main character in the story, Quality. He is a German shoemaker, who along with his elder brother, values the quality of the shoes over anything else.
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In John Galsworthy’s short story, “Quality”, the author effectively uses the contrast to portray how the real manual artist are facing challenges post the Industrial Revolution. The story starts with Mr. Gessler and his little shop and ends with the shop being taken over by a firm who works for theRead more
In John Galsworthy’s short story, “Quality”, the author effectively uses the contrast to portray how the real manual artist are facing challenges post the Industrial Revolution. The story starts with Mr. Gessler and his little shop and ends with the shop being taken over by a firm who works for the Royal Family. Through this swift change, the author aims to show how machine-operated industries hamper the works of cottage industries. Contrast is also shown in terms to work. Mr Gessler, though took a lot of time to make the shoes and never even advertised despite having the best materials, made the best boots in London. Yet he continued losing customers to those big firms as people are not going to wait long and without advertisements, not many people got to know about them. Mr. Gessler said that those big firms have no self respect as they take away their customers and produce poor quality shoes. Loss of money and lack of customers leads them to sell one part of their shop. The elder of the two brothers, unable to overcome the grief, dies. This shows the rapid decline of such artists to whom even shoemaking is an art. Through this story, the author has brought forth the fact the people like Mr. Gessler, who prefer quality over everything, are ones to suffer.
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The Gessler Brothers were German shoemakers who valued the quality of the shoes they made. Both brothers were exceptionally good at what they did, creating the best boots in London. Mr. Gessler, the younger of the two brothers, looked like as if made from leather, with his yellow crinkly face, and cRead more
The Gessler Brothers were German shoemakers who valued the quality of the shoes they made. Both brothers were exceptionally good at what they did, creating the best boots in London. Mr. Gessler, the younger of the two brothers, looked like as if made from leather, with his yellow crinkly face, and crinkly reddish hair and beard, and neat folds slanting down his cheeks to the corners of his mouth, and his guttural and one-toned voice. His elder brother was so very much like him, though watery, paler in every way. It was really difficult to differentiate the two brothers. The elder brother died as he was unable to get over the loss of losing one part of their shop. Post his death, it was Mr. Gessler who continued with the work, all by himself, till the very end. Those two brothers, though made the best boots in London and even had the best materials, never advertised and soon lost their customers to big firms. Mr. Gessler would use all the money to buy materials, ignoring hunger and eventually starved himself to death.
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The narrator was impressed by the amount of effort the Gessler Brothers used to give in making the shoes. For them, shoemaking was an art and nothing less. Both of them valued quality over quantity. The narrator had been their customer since his youthful days and continue to be amazed by the qualityRead more
The narrator was impressed by the amount of effort the Gessler Brothers used to give in making the shoes. For them, shoemaking was an art and nothing less. Both of them valued quality over quantity. The narrator had been their customer since his youthful days and continue to be amazed by the quality of the shoes they make. For to make boots, such as the Gessler Brothers made, seemed to him mysterious and wonderful. Despite facing hardships like the emerging of big firms and use of advertisements due to which they were losing customers, Gessler Brothers kept on with their diligent work and continued to make the best boots in London till the very end.
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How did the loss of sanctum sanctorum affect the gessler brothers?
One day when the author went to Mr. Gessler’s shop, he saw outside one of the two little windows of his shop another name was painted, also that of a bookmaker- making for the Royal Family. Only one part of their shop was left. He soon learned from Mr. Gessler that his elder brother, Mr. Gessler hadRead more
One day when the author went to Mr. Gessler’s shop, he saw outside one of the two little windows of his shop another name was painted, also that of a bookmaker- making for the Royal Family. Only one part of their shop was left. He soon learned from Mr. Gessler that his elder brother, Mr. Gessler had died. He could not get over losing the other shop which ultimately led to his death. And after the death of his brother, Mr. Gessler alone managed the work, growing older and weaker day by day.
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See lessWhat material is Mr Gessler making boots with?
Mr. Gessler made boots with excellent quality of leather. He sometimes used a piece of gold-brown leather to make shoes and sometimes with a pair of Russia leather. The shoes he made were beautiful- the pair of pumps, so inexpressibly slim, the patent leathers with cloth tops, making water come intoRead more
Mr. Gessler made boots with excellent quality of leather. He sometimes used a piece of gold-brown leather to make shoes and sometimes with a pair of Russia leather. The shoes he made were beautiful- the pair of pumps, so inexpressibly slim, the patent leathers with cloth tops, making water come into one’s mouth, the tall brown riding boots with marvelous sooty glow, as if, though new, they had been worn a hundred years.
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the author could guess that mr. gessler was not in favour of
One day the author did the mistake of walking into Mr. Gessler’s shop wearing a pair of boots bought from another place. When Mr. Gessler saw them he turned quiet and the author could understand that Mr. Gessler was not in favor of the big firms and their advertisements. He said that those big firmsRead more
One day the author did the mistake of walking into Mr. Gessler’s shop wearing a pair of boots bought from another place. When Mr. Gessler saw them he turned quiet and the author could understand that Mr. Gessler was not in favor of the big firms and their advertisements. He said that those big firms got all the customers through advertisements and not by work. They take away work from people like the Gessler Brothers who prefer the quality over quantity and money. According to him, those big firms have no self respect and made trash.
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mr gessler smiled while replying the question because he
Mr. Gessler smiled while answering the question because he knew that though it is difficult, shoemaking was indeed an art. It requires hard work and practice to achieve perfection. Quality of work was more important than the quantity of work. Big firms were more focused on producing many shoes withiRead more
Mr. Gessler smiled while answering the question because he knew that though it is difficult, shoemaking was indeed an art. It requires hard work and practice to achieve perfection. Quality of work was more important than the quantity of work. Big firms were more focused on producing many shoes within a short span of time unlike the Gessler Brothers.
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How did industrial revolution affect the gessler brothers
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, manual workers like the Gessler Brothers suffered a setback. Industrial Revolution made sure work was done in a more fast and efficient method. It introduced machines which replaced human workers. Hundreds of products could be made within an hour. PeopleRead more
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, manual workers like the Gessler Brothers suffered a setback. Industrial Revolution made sure work was done in a more fast and efficient method. It introduced machines which replaced human workers. Hundreds of products could be made within an hour. People do not like to wait and hence, their orders went to the big firms who used to advertise. The Gessler Brothers on the other hand, liked to work carefully and diligently on each and every boot that they make. This used to take a lot of time and very soon, they started losing all their customers. The Gessler Brothers did not even advertise and hence very few people knew about them. For them the quality of work was more important than doing it carelessly but fast.
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