Analysis of the Novel the Broken Boot

The Broken Boot by John Galsworthy The English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was one of the most popular writers of the early 20th century. His work explores the transitions and contrasts surrounded by pre-and post-World War I England. As his popularity increased, Galsworthy published other novels of the Forsyte series Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918), In Chancery (1920), Awakening (1920), and To Let (1921). Although Galsworthy is best cognize for his novels, he was also a successful playwright.He constructed his drama on a legalistic basis, and the plays typic solelyy start from a social or ethical impulse and march on a resolution after different viewpoints have been expressed. This short story by the title The Broken Boot(1923) and by the author John Galsworthy begins with gigabit Caister, an actor who had been out for six months, emerging from his lodging about noon. The opening of a play, on tour, in which he was playing a part in the last act rewarded him with four pounds a week.He stepped before a fishmongers and regarded a lobster. The pleasure of looking at the lobster was not enough to detain him so he moved upstreet. Next he stopped before a tailors window. He could see a reflection of himself in the faded brown suit gotten from a production the year before the war. The sunlight was very hard on seams and buttonholes. He walked on and became conscious of a face he knewBryce-Green. He says to adopt with him and have lunch. Bryce-Green was a wealthy patron in that South Coast convalescent camp.Caister answered that hed be delighted. He asks Caister if he knows this place and proceeds to order cocktails. Caister give thanks him for the lobster and says to himself that hes an amateur, but a nice man. They sat opposite one another at one of the two small tables. Bryce-Green says luck and Caister replies the same. Bryce-Green then asks Caister what he thinks of the invoke of the drama. Caister replies awful. Green says yes ther es nobody with any genius. Green then asks if hes been playing anything great. Caister says nothing particular.Green then says to have some more omelette. He then says that it must be a topping life, if youve talent like him. Green then says that he shall come and see him that night. Just six inches off the ground was Caisters boot which shake the question of whether or not Caister was at all rocky. Caisters eyes met the object of the boot. The boot was split right across between lace and toecap. Caister replies to all of this, not at all. Green then states that he has an engagement that afternoon and pays the bill.