Merry Maid

My classmates and I have discussed the issue in one of the short story in order to give us the gist on the position paper.

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The title of the story is

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Merry Maid by Dr. Jayakaran Mukundan

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During the discussion, Dr.Jaya distributes the handout on quotes. These quotes is related to the themes that can be found in the story. The following quotes are the most suitable quotes that I think directly related to the story.

1. Jealousy

"Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own" -Harold Coffin

2. Possession

"A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor" -Alexander Smith

3. Time

"Man talk of killing time, while time quietly kills him" -Dion Boucicault

4. Superiority

"Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seem to be altogether peculiar to ma, and speech is the great instrument of ambition" -Adam Smith

5. Vanity

"Vanity is so secure in the heart of a man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this or you who read this. -Blaise Pascal.