the japanese tree
..., especially the technique of the double or mirror image, functions to define the restrictive lifestyle of Mr. Nilson, to illuminate the exciting potentiality of a new life, and to explain Mr. Nilson's retreat from rebirth. Galsworthy carefully builds the impression that Mr. Nilson's life is an empty, rigid, sterile conformity, all of which is summarized by his name. Nilson, literally "the son of nothing," may have wealth (he has a dressing room and, presumably, a servant to lay out his morning paper on the sideboard) and reputation (he is "well known in the City"), but through his name Galsworthy signals that these are Although there is very little exterior action in John Galsworthys very short story, "The Japanese Quince," the perceptive reader knows that an opportunity has been passed by, and that the protagonist has chosen to stay closed to the beauty of life rather than risk change. ... Yet the author has, through subtle symbolism, made it clear to his readers. Galsworthys use of symbolism, especially the technique of the double or mirror image, functions to define the restrictive lifestyle of Mr. ... " However, through nature symbolism Galsworthy introduces the possibility that Mr. ... This sensation is both a j...