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    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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    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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    The Gessler Brothers were shoe makers who had their own shoe shop, bearing their German name, Gessler Brothers. They valued the quality of shoes over anything. The narrator used to go their shop from a young age with his father and seeing the unvarying boos in the window troubled him. For he knew thRead more

    The Gessler Brothers were shoe makers who had their own shoe shop, bearing their German name, Gessler Brothers. They valued the quality of shoes over anything.

    The narrator used to go their shop from a young age with his father and seeing the unvarying boos in the window troubled him. For he knew that the Gessler brothers made only what was ordered, reaching nothing down and it seemed so inconceivable that what he made could ever have failed to fit. The question which always came in the young author’s mind was that why would he put those shoes there. There was no question of putting shoes which he had not worked himself.

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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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    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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    The narrator of the story is not named. However, one assumes that the author, John Galsworthy, himself is acting as the narrator and narrating the story to the readers. Read summary of Quality

    The narrator of the story is not named. However, one assumes that the author, John Galsworthy, himself is acting as the narrator and narrating the story to the readers.

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    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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    The Gessler Brothers had to sell one part of their shop to another bootmaker, making for the Royal Family. They had to do so as hardly anyone came to buy their boots which led to less money. Soon after the death of both the brothers, the bootmaker, who had initially taken one part of their shop, tooRead more

    The Gessler Brothers had to sell one part of their shop to another bootmaker, making for the Royal Family. They had to do so as hardly anyone came to buy their boots which led to less money. Soon after the death of both the brothers, the bootmaker, who had initially taken one part of their shop, took up the entire shop putting up their name.
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    When the author had expressed his condolences to Mr. Gessler on the death of his elder brother, Mr Gessler had replied by saying that he died as he could not get over losing the other shop. He also said that his brother was a good man who made good boots but he was no more now. Read summary of QualiRead more

    When the author had expressed his condolences to Mr. Gessler on the death of his elder brother, Mr Gessler had replied by saying that he died as he could not get over losing the other shop. He also said that his brother was a good man who made good boots but he was no more now.

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    Mr. Gessler died from slow starvation as the doctor called it. He would keep the shop on; wouldn’t have a soul touch his boots except himself. He would sit in his shop and go on and on making shoes. Never gave himself time to eat; never had a penny in the house. All went in rent and leather. This waRead more

    Mr. Gessler died from slow starvation as the doctor called it. He would keep the shop on; wouldn’t have a soul touch his boots except himself. He would sit in his shop and go on and on making shoes. Never gave himself time to eat; never had a penny in the house. All went in rent and leather. This was how he slowly started to death.

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