Mr. Know-All by william somerset maugham

MR. KNOW-ALL BY WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM
The author William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era, and reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s.
The title of the story we can interpret as a person, who either knew absolutely everything, was clever and resourceful, or it was someone who knew little, but considered himself a clever person. This title catches our eye, because it’s full of sense and gives us the opportunity to imagine what was going on in the story. This text can be called a short story with elements of psychological and humorous stories. 
We can assume the theme of this text. The principle theme is complexity of human nature. The rival theme is the behavior of people under some circumstances. And as the by theme, we can define the man-woman relations, or family happiness.
Compositionally the text falls into 3 logical parts. The exposition gives us the opportunity to present the whole situation, marked in the text, main and major characters and the atmosphere of the story. The general atmosphere of the action is calm, which later becomes awkward and by the end – tense. At the beginning of the text the author introduces us the main characters. 
Mr. Kelada was a person that seemed to know everything and was involved in everything, not sensing that he was disliked by everybody. He was very chatty and talked as if he had been superior to everybody else. The passengers mocked him and called him Mr. Know - All even to his face. 
There was another dogmatic person on the ship - Mr. Ramsay who was an American Consular Serviceman stationed in Japan. He was on his way to Kobe after having picked up his pretty little wife, who had stayed on her own in New York for a whole year. She looked very modest. Her clothes were simple although they achieved an effect of quiet distinction. She looked perfect and was adorable.
The story takes place in international waters on an ocean going liner sailing from San Fracisco to Yokohama on the Pacific ocean. The narrator of the story had to share a cabin with a total stranger, but he expected him to be one of his own countrymen. Instead, he was deeply shocked to realize it was a chatty Levantine of oriental origin, Mr. Max Kelada, who was not British, but a native of one of the British colonies (he did have a British passport). Although his origin isn't stated precisely, his name suggests Spanish, Portuguese, Syrian or even Jewish origin. The narrator mentions Mr. Kelada's "hooked nose", which might imply an anti-Semitic remark against Jews. 
The narrator was prepared to dislike Mr. Kelada even before he saw him. When he first entered the cabin, he saw Mr. Kelada's luggage and toilet things that had already been unpacked. The man's name and the sight of his things aroused a strong repulsion in him since he was prejudiced against all non- Britons, feeling superior to them. The irony of the story lies in the fact that the list of Mr. Kelada's "negative" traits presented in the beginning of the story shows an orderly, neat and tidy gentleman. 
When the narrator met Mr. Kelada, his hatred got even stronger. He abhorred the cultural differences between Kelada and himself. He both detested and despised Mr. Kelada's gestures. Therefore, the description of Kelada is negative and biased. The narrator's prejudice is based on several cultural differences between him and Mr. Ramsay.
The events are presented in logical order and the plotting is chronological. There are no flashbacks or forward in time. The 1/st part of the text introduces, in fact, the reader is familiar with the storyline, characters, and case, the situation. The 2/nd part centers on a shot episode when the author depicts the evening, when Mr. Kelada and Mr.Ramsay argued among themselves about the pearl bracelet. And the last 3/rd part represents next morning, when the reader becomes aware of the history of isolation. The climax lies in the episode when Mr. Know All decides to lie in the dispute, in order not to destroy marriage. 
This story shows that first impressions are often misleading and that appearances are sometimes deceptive. Mr. Kelada who is described as a disgusting person, who shows off all the time and knows everything better than others, is in reality a sensitive, brave gentleman who wouldn't hurt others. On the other hand, Mrs. Ramsay, whose modesty and good qualities no one questions, has been unfaithful to her husband.
The story brims with idea that we must not judge a book by its cover. Rather than judging a person by his looks, color or origin we should observe his behavior and reactions in difficult situations.
SD’s:
epithet (Mr Kelada was short and of a sturdy build, clean-shaven and dark-skinned, with a fleshy hooked nose and very large, lustrous and liquid eyes. His long black hair was sleek and curly)
irony (He spoke with a fluency in which there was nothing English)
repetition (He talked ofHe discussed), (It`s coming out, it`s coming out,")
antithesis (You don`t think I look like an American, do you? British to the backbone, that`s what I am) 
personification (It shone in her like a flower on a coat) – about modesty