With the photographer the authors point of view
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Topic : With the photographer
Author : Stephen Leacock
Genre : A Narrative short story
Theme : Reality Vs Technical Expertise
Introduction
The story “With the photographer” where the narrator visited a studio to have his photograph taken. This story was written by Stephon Leacock, a Canadian teacher.
Visit to the studio
Stephen Leacock went to a photo studio to have a photo of himself taken. The photographer said “Your face is wrong” and made unpleasant comments. He took a long time and then he took a photo of Leacock, when Leacock angrily rose from his seat.
Appearance of photographer
The photographer was a drooping man, his body was bent. His eyes were dim like the eyes of a natural scientist. He was wearing a gray suit.
Animated photograph
After a few days Leacock went to the studio to receive his photo. But when he saw his photo, he was disappointed. The photographer had made changes to the eyes, eyebrows, mouth and also planned to remove the ears completely and supply new ears.
A worthless bauble
Leacock wanted to have his face photographed as it was, so that his friends could remember him after his death. But the face in the photo was not his real face. So, he angrily rejected the photo calling it “a worthless bauble”
Conclusion
The photographer did not like Leacock’s face. Therefore he had touched, adjusted and made many changes. He altered the eyes, eyebrows and mouth to make the face look more handsome. But, Leacock did not like it. He wanted his face as it was, and so he did not take the photo. Therefore the purpose of the photographer went waste.
The photographer was a strange kind of person. He made so many changes in the photograph of the author's face that it did not look like his own. He removed the eyebrows and he had retouched the eyes. He removed the eyebrows and had retouched the eyes.