'Quality' by John Galsworthy

                  Short story has emerged as one of the most popular form of litrature in the last century. In this rapid world were men has no time to read long novels for hours, short story is a perfect choice. John Galsworthy was a prolific novelist, play wright and short story writer in the early decades of the 20th century. As a writer he reflects the contemporary sociological problems. His stories high light the struggle of uper middle class to which he himself belongs.

               

                    In the present story 'Quality' he depicts a German craftmen effords to survivein an era, where success is determined by advertisement and not by work. This is a kind of master piece by Galsworthy. The story highlights the conflict of Gassler brothes, who are excellent shoe maker but can not face the globle and glamorous advertisement. The narretor pleased orders many time for shoes to Mr Gassler's shop. But at the end of the story he comes to know that Mr. Gassler passed away because of slow starvation. He dedicated his entire life to making boots and even such a hard work can not survive him. The end of the story creat a simpathy for the pure Gassler and also makes us things about the changing world.  'Quality' itself suggest as a short and simple title. It is a very relavent title to excellent craftman, Mr.Gassler who never compromise with Quality.

              

                       This short fiction is basically a satire on fast developing world and cut throat compitition in the field of buisness. Galsworty indicates here that in  a modern time success on marketing and not on highr quality of the product. This short story provides a limited scope of characterisation in comperison to novel. This story introduses two main characters, both are male. The writer and Mr. Gassler is the central character of the story. The narretor remarks about him, "I will say that for him not a man in London made a better boot". Jhon Galsworty is concidered as a master of short story writing. His magnificiant style make the story more appeling. He makes use of two sets of language, one for himself, as an educated man, the narretor and the other for Mr. Gassler, a Germon craftman.

             'Quality' is an appeling story that presents a realistic picture of the changing mentality of the buisness people. Customers are attrected by advertisement and marketing and noy by Quality.