กานต์นรา นาคฤทธิ์ 5440012922 กิตติภูมิ อินทรา 5440014122 ทิตยา เฮงนุกูล 5440074822 นิธิกานต์ ศรีวีระกิตติ์ 5440105622 “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat” “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat” is one of the stories that hardworking American men share in the clubs, as told in the beginning of the story. It is told that all the story about “the husband, the wife, and the dirty dog,” are all alike. But this story of Mrs. Bixby is different from the others. It is “worth repeating” because it has its shocking turning point and its end that satisfies those American men who want to see their dishonest wife gets what she deserves. Also, the readers can see through the use of language and irony how the writer of this short story, Roald Dahl, portrays his misogynistic attitude towards women. Summary The story starts with the information about women in America, that America is “the land of opportunities for women.” The American women are generally described to marry with a guy for financial purpose. So American men work so hard and often “die at his desk with a bottle of benzedrines in one hand and a packet of tranquilizers in the other.” After overworking, these men will go to the clubs of men sharing one another with stories. The stories they share are always alike, which contain three main characters: “the husband, the wife, and the dirty dog.” The husband is the one representing …show more content…
Bixby and the Colonel's Coat” one of the story that hardworking American men share in the clubs. This story becomes the most famous story of all because it is not like the other stories told by overworking men. Although the story of Mrs. Bixby is like other common stories about a dishonest wife in the beginning of the story, the difference is how the story ends. At the end of the story, Mrs. Bixby gets what she deserves. When everything is unveiled in the story that Mr. Bixby has an affair just as Mrs. Bixby does, the reader might remind of many clues that lead to this