Content. I. Introduction II. Chapter I english literature in XIX and XX centuries III. Chapter II

The Forsyte Saga is an ironical depiction of the greed and narrowness of the upper middle class of the Victorian Society.Galsworthy presents a vivid and clear picture of the Victorian Society particularly of the upper middle classes,social dignity,parental authority,materialism and above all their love of possession.Galsworthy emphasizes the possessive instinct of the Forsytes. Soames considered his wife Irene as his property.”For Forsytes what cannot be bought does not exist;art and the things of the spirit are objects to be collected ,but not for their own sake,rather as manifestations of their success in life.The are so encrusted with property that they are only half alive; they are pathetic though they do not know it;the life of the emotions ,he holiness of the heart’s affections are closed to them as the life of pure thought ( Walter Allen,The English Novel).Galsworthy himself states his theme as the lives of men,but this is strictly true only of the first volume.Irene and Bosinney stand for art and beauty and their love indicates the disturbing influence of art and beauty in the world of old values tenaciously upheld by the Forsytes.
Galsworthy’s handling of the novel is the flower of the central traditional manner.He aimed at a well-proportioned combination of story and characterization;he gave his characters a background both of minor characters and physical setting and atmosphere,and he kept his own part as unobtrusive as possible.The reader is the privileged onlooker at a scene so varied and natural as to give the illusion of the fullness of life within the broad limits of Forsyte society.Like Bennet,he had the method of detached and impartial observer but later he evolved the method of observing the spectacle of life from the middle of the road.He sought to present life like his century (see through) in the “Inn of Tranquility” from the middle of the road representing “that which was there,both fair and foul,no more,no less”. Readers worldwide accept John Galsworthy as an author with exceptionally unique traits that contributed hugely to enriching modern writing.
John Galsworthy’s plays uncover various issues dominating society.His dramas unlock and address concerns like labor disputes,solitary confinement,law and administration,and marriage and relationship-related problems.
The best part of his plays is they do not depict and relate to one individual’s problems associated with society.Instead,all his dramas portray individuals.Yes,they represent a mass appeal concerning varied societal aspects.And the mass reaction appears as a protest in the shape of responses against the brutal social orders.
In truth,the way of mass representation through the most appealing content still gets considered Galsworthy’s matchless contribution to the development and growth of the Social Drama.Simultaneously this unparalleled offering has unsealed and widened the scope of extraordinary writing.
Like famous Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw ,John Galsworthy as an author too voices as many points as possible of a specific view limked to a problem.However,it is indeed true that he never advocates any practical reference of these social ills.But, one can feel the presence of continual suggestion in his plays as a panacea for those bad or,in other words ,evils that plague society.
In a word,his solutions are ethical,not political.Fot the English author Galsworthy,human society defines the world’s stage. In addition, the innocent inhabitants and the perpetrators both are actors in this stage.And the leading cause behind evils in this society is a dearth of stmpathy in some certain human minds,including the perpetrators.The English writer’s words show that almost all inhumane-minded people posses a narrow outlook on everything .Their unsympathetic,dull-witted mentality provokes them to view others in such a way that in havoc,causing misery,anxiety,and troubles.Nonetheless,Galsworthy depicts all characters ,the inhumane and the good ones,with precise meanings. The good characters ,for sure,emerge as well-meaning humans having the broader outlooks on life.Their appearances in the plays act as instrumental in marking and seperatingv one class from another.At the same time ,with the author’s realistic touch,some of these characters sometimes behave with estrangement as if lacking a definite understanding.Now ,the creativity,as mentioned above,of John Galsworthy as an author widens his world of extraordinary writing.His power of realistic portrayal of both humans and society helps exceed the limitation of being a dramatist.His incomparable potential for imagination and innovation entitles him to the dramatist of ideas. There is no denying that his crations portray social problems that are either suggested or written on the surface of societal reality.It is the tug of war between natural human instincts,perceptions about human class,and the most crucial moral prejudies.This struggle unveils other separate identities for John Galsworthy.Yes,apart from being a dramatist,Galsworthy emerges as an ironist and a satirist.Also,his popular dramas,like “The Forest and The Silver Box”,uncover some different aspects of social injusties.