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    The document summarizes a short story by Graham Greene. It focuses on a conversation between a young girl and her fiancé in a restaurant, as observed by the narrator. The narrator pays close attention not just to the couple, but also to a group of Japanese men dining in the restaurant. Though the girl does not notice the Japanese men when she leaves, the narrator sees the importance of observation as a writer. The story uses manipulation of plot and dialogue to reveal details about the characters and their past/future situations.

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    The document summarizes a short story by Graham Greene. It focuses on a conversation between a young girl and her fiancé in a restaurant, as observed by the narrator. The narrator pays close attention not just to the couple, but also to a group of Japanese men dining in the restaurant. Though the girl does not notice the Japanese men when she leaves, the narrator sees the importance of observation as a writer. The story uses manipulation of plot and dialogue to reveal details about the characters and their past/future situations.

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    The document summarizes a short story by Graham Greene. It focuses on a conversation between a young girl and her fiancé in a restaurant, as observed by the narrator. The narrator pays close attention not just to the couple, but also to a group of Japanese men dining in the restaurant. Though the girl does not notice the Japanese men when she leaves, the narrator sees the importance of observation as a writer. The story uses manipulation of plot and dialogue to reveal details about the characters and their past/future situations.

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    The document summarizes a short story by Graham Greene. It focuses on a conversation between a young girl and her fiancé in a restaurant, as observed by the narrator. The narrator pays close attention not just to the couple, but also to a group of Japanese men dining in the restaurant. Though the girl does not notice the Japanese men when she leaves, the narrator sees the importance of observation as a writer. The story uses manipulation of plot and dialogue to reveal details about the characters and their past/future situations.

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    The invisible Japanese gentlemen

    Graham Greene (1904-1991) is the author of novels, short stories, plays, travel
    books, essays and children's books. He travelled widely and used a wide range of
    geographical locations for his works, which often deal with people on the verge of political,
    social or spiritual crisis. Several of his novels have been successfidly adapted for the
    cinema.
    The author chooses as the focal point of his plot the conversation between the young
    girl and her fiance in Bentley's restaurant. The author does not present the story
    chronologically. He focuses on one specific moment, the conversation in the restaurant, and
    uses dialogue to provide important information about the past and to speculate about the
    future.
    This manipulation of plot influences the impact of the story. It allows the writer to
    focus on the personality of the characters; maintains the reader's interest by presenting the
    story as a jigsaw puzzle that must be pieced together and keeps the reader guessing.
    The author’s observations help the reader to understand a bit better the different
    events that are happening in the restaurant. He also interpreted and described the
    conversations and actions that occurred in the place. His comments gave life to the
    characters and made the reader more aware of the conversation between the couple and
    what the Japanese were doing.
    In a sense, the story of the Japanese gentlemen forms a subplot to the main story. As
    a writer the narrator is constantly observing them as he is the girl and her fiancé.
    Observation is important to a writer yet the girl when she leaves the restaurant misses the
    fact that there were some Japanese gentlemen dining in the restaurant. This may be ironic as
    Mr Dwight has considered the girl to have good powers of observation as shown in ‘The
    Chelsea Set’. Yet she is not observant enough to see the group of Japanese gentlemen.
    Without her knowing it she has been tested and failed the test. Whereas the narrator has
    observed everybody in the restaurant and relayed the information to the reader. As a writer
    should do. The one saving grace for the girl is the fact that her fiancé is so level-headed. He
    is thinking of the future while the girl is thinking of the here and now.
    The author made several comments about how naive upper class people can be in
    some aspects, especially the young woman who believed in everything her publisher told
    her and she would become a novelists. On the other hand, his comments were the main
    trend of the story without it would be difficult to understand the relation between the
    Japanese gentlemen and the girl with her fiancé. They come from different cultures and
    speak different languages. Although it is not clear what the Japanese were talking they
    seemed relaxed and enjoying that moment in the restaurant. However, the couple was kind
    of discussing about marriage, dates, what she would write for her next novel and he was
    talking about how his uncle offered him a job with him. No matter the topic, the situation
    was delicate because of the topics they were discussing. But, what the author remarked the
    most was how the young woman truly believed she was a writer and that her novel “The
    Chelsea Set” would a success just because her publisher told her so.

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