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The Luncheon

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · English

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4 Topics · Maharashtra Board Class 10 English

Topics in The Luncheon

1

Author and Story Type

  • William Somerset Maugham lived from 1874 to 1965.
  • He was a British playwright, novelist, and short story writer.
  • He was reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s.
2

Setting and Background

  • The luncheon took place twenty years before the narrator remembers it.
  • At that time, the narrator was living in Paris.
  • He had a tiny apartment and very little money.
3

Characters

  • The narrator is an unnamed young writer living in Paris twenty years ago.
  • He is poor, careful with money, and polite.
  • He is also anxious and later becomes desperate because of the bill.
4

Plot in Brief

  • The lady writes to the narrator after reading one of his books.
  • She asks to meet him for luncheon at Foyot's.
  • The narrator agrees, though he can hardly afford it.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Irony in a social luncheon between a poor narrator and a talkative guest

NarratorLady / guestFoyot's restaurantIronyHumour and satireCharacter contrastFood and ordering sequenceEnding revelation

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