The text under interpretation is “The Happy Man” by William Somerset Maugham

First some training about the author. W. S. Maugham was a well-known English playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was the son of a British diplomat. He was educated at Kings develop in Canterbury, studied painting in Paris, went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. So, he put his hand in different activities and thats why he is a versatile and experienced someone. S. Maugham was critical of the morals, the narrow-mindedness and hypocrisy of bourgeois society.such(prenominal) novels as Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, The Theatre and others came beneath his pen. He was also the master of the short story. Among them be Colonels Lady, recall dose in Need, Lions Skin, etc. S. Maugham was among the most popular writers of his era, and reputedly, the highest paid author during the 1930s. I like this author. S. Maughams style of writing is clear and precise. He doesnt impose his views on the reader. He p uts a question and leaves it to the reader to answer. 1 also like his reveling the weak sides and vices of human nature skillfully.Well, this text is about a successful man, who had a good job, a family, a straightlaced flat in London, but he wasnt satisfied with his life and make up his mind to give up everything for uncertainty. But, why is this man disturbed? He seems to have everything to be happy. But he doesnt consider himself happy. He is unpleased with his life. And the question arises What is happiness then? I believe that each person has his own values in life. Everyone has his own ideas about happiness. And this text is use to the man who is trying to find his happiness.1 liked this text. It made me venture about the values in life and about what happiness is. So, the briny problem of this text is that everyone is an architect of his own fortune. fhe main characters of this text are the narrator and doctor Stephens. The structure is a bit unusual because of a philosop hical digression which makes the reader think about the attitude to life, traffic with people and values in hfe. The general slant of the text is matter-of-fact. f rom the very beginning of the text we learn about the authors reflections