I think the message in Maugham's story is the same as the message in the Aesop fable of the ant and the grasshopper. In Maugham's story,George has same qualities like the ant in the fable, and Tom is most like grasshopper. George works hard as the ant. George was in his office every morning at nine-thirty and never left it till six. And the ant was storing up food for the winter in the summer days. on the other hand, Tom wants to enjoy his life like the grasshopper. Tom had a little money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Similarly, the grasshopper sang whole summer to have fun.
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