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      The younger of the two Gessler brothers died from starvation. The doctor called it slow starvation. He would keep the shop on; wouldn’t have a soul touch his boots except himself. When he got an order, it took him such a time and since people won’t wait, he lost everybody. Never gave himselfRead more

     

    The younger of the two Gessler brothers died from starvation. The doctor called it slow starvation. He would keep the shop on; wouldn’t have a soul touch his boots except himself. When he got an order, it took him such a time and since people won’t wait, he lost everybody. Never gave himself time to eat; never had a penny in the house. Whatever money he earned all went in rent and leather. He slowly started to starve and eventually died.

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    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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    The story started by introducing the main characters, the Gessler Brothers and their humble shoe shop. The narrator described the feeling of being amazed at the shoes made by them and kept for display. He went on to talk about the two German brothers who were shoemakers and value the quality of theiRead more

    The story started by introducing the main characters, the Gessler Brothers and their humble shoe shop. The narrator described the feeling of being amazed at the shoes made by them and kept for display. He went on to talk about the two German brothers who were shoemakers and value the quality of their work. Mr. Gessler, though old and wrinkled made excellent boots and one did not easily wear them out. The narrator recalled the time he went to their shop to buy shoes and how Mr. Gessler had shown him a pair of Russian leather which would make a fine piece for the shoes. Once the narrator did the mistake of admitting the fact that one of the town boots made by Mr. Gessler had creaked the other day. Mr. Gessler went quiet as he knew it was unlikely of him to make a mistake but at last he said that the narrator could send the boots to him and if he was unable to repair them, he would take them off the bill. Another time, the narrator, in a hurry, went to the shop wearing shoes from another firm. For the first time then, he heard Mr. Gessler bitterly complain against the big firms who take away their honest work by advertising and provide poor quality shoes. The next time when the narrator went to buy shoes, he saw half of the shop sold to another bootmaker, making for the Royal Family. Soon he learned that Mr. Gessler’s elder brother had died as he was unable to recover from the loss of losing the shop. After many years, when he went to the shop, the narrator was surprised to see the name Gessler Brothers removed and some other name put up. When he went inside to make enquiry, a new owner told them that Mr. Gessler had died out of starvation. This was quite a shock to the narrator as the best shoemaker in the town was no more.

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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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