Write the critical appreciation of the story in the end of the party.
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The End of the Party by Graham Greene
In The End of the Party by Graham Greene we have the theme of fear, conflict, connection and innocence. Taken from his Complete Short Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Greene may be exploring the theme of fear. Francis is not only afraid of going to Mrs Henne-Falcon’s children’s party but he is also afraid of the dark. It is as though Greene is highlighting to the reader both an external and internal conflict within Francis. Peter throughout the story has an ability to sense what is wrong with Francis.
In The End of the Party by Graham Greene we have the theme of fear, conflict, connection and innocence. Taken from his Complete Short Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Greene may be exploring the theme of fear. Francis is not only afraid of going to Mrs Henne-Falcon’s children’s party but he is also afraid of the dark. It is as though Greene is highlighting to the reader both an external and internal conflict within Francis. Peter throughout the story has an ability to sense what is wrong with Francis.There is also a sense that Peter is always there for Francis who some readers might consider to be the weaker of the two brothers. An example of Peter being there for Francis is when the game of hide and seek begins in Mrs Henne-Falcon’s home. Peter’s number one concern is his brother. Though he could easily abandon Francis and find somewhere of his own to hide. He doesn’t. His primary concern at all times is Francis’ well-being. Francis also appears to be somewhat innocent. He tries everything he can to firstly not go to Mrs Henne-Falcon’s party and secondly when he tries to avoid playing the game of hide and seek. He uses an excuse that he naively thinks will work. The fact that Francis sticks out from all the other children in the story could also be important as this uniqueness suggests that Francis is different to the other children. Developmentally he may not have yet reached the same point as the other children at the party who are not afraid of the dark. Rather than the game of hide and seek being something to enjoy. It is literally detrimental to Francis’ well-being.
In The End of the Party by Graham Greene we have the theme of fear, conflict, connection and innocence. Taken from his Complete Short Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Greene may be exploring the theme of fear. Francis is not only afraid of going to Mrs Henne-Falcon’s children’s party but he is also afraid of the dark. It is as though Greene is highlighting to the reader both an external and internal conflict within Francis. Peter throughout the story has an ability to sense what is wrong with Francis.There is also a sense that Peter is always there for Francis who some readers might consider to be the weaker of the two brothers. An example of Peter being there for Francis is when the game of hide and seek begins in Mrs Henne-Falcon’s home. Peter’s number one concern is his brother. Though he could easily abandon Francis and find somewhere of his own to hide. He doesn’t. His primary concern at all times is Francis’ well-being. Francis also appears to be somewhat innocent. He tries everything he can to firstly not go to Mrs Henne-Falcon’s party and secondly when he tries to avoid playing the game of hide and seek. He uses an excuse that he naively thinks will work. The fact that Francis sticks out from all the other children in the story could also be important as this uniqueness suggests that Francis is different to the other children. Developmentally he may not have yet reached the same point as the other children at the party who are not afraid of the dark. Rather than the game of hide and seek being something to enjoy. It is literally detrimental to Francis’ well-being.The end of the story is also interesting. Particularly the fact that Peter knows where Francis is hiding as Greene could be further highlighting how deep the connection between both brothers is. However there is also a sense of irony when Peter touches Francis’ face after he finds him. Rather than reassuring Francis that everything will be alright as Peter had intended. Peter manages to scare Francis to death.
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