Somerset Maugham/An Official Position
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ABSTRACT:
A 5 page essay that discusses Somerset Maughan's short story "An Official Position." The writer argues that this story is a study in detailed characterization. In this narrative, Maugham paints a word picture of an individual, Louis Remire, a former French policeman who is now serving a twelve-year sentence for murdering his wife. While Remire is a cold-blooded psychopath, totally without morals, human compassion or empathy, he sees himself as a proper "official" of the state, carrying out his office as prison executioner with diligence. Maughan's complex psychological analysis tells Remire's story from the protagonist's point of view; however, Maughan expertly weaves in details throughout the narrative that illuminate Remire's true nature. No additional sources cited. No Bibliography is provided.
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