The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen

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The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen Graham Greene

Pre-Reading Discussion Do you have the experience of looking at something but not seeing it? What might affect people’s seeing power? What do you make of the title? In what way can people be invisible?

P1: a long shot How did the author describe the Japanese gentlemen? List all the details that he had noticed. Do you think a group of Japanese people dining in a British restaurant is likely to arouse much curiosity? How do you interpret the girl’s indifference?

P2: a close shot What do you know about the girl from the author’s description? What does the incongruity of her appearance and way of speaking tell? Can you speculate on the background of the girl?

P3-5: her companion How did the author describe the man? Did he give him as much attention as he gave the girl? Why did the author revert to the Japanese gentlemen while he was observing the girl and her partner? Can you speculate on the background of the man?

P6-25: a rising star and her dumb partner Why was the author shocked when he found the girl was of his own profession? What qualities do you think are necessary for a writer? Did the girl have them? How well did the couple get along? Did their relationship promise a happy marriage? In what way did the new title differ from the previous one? What did this change mean?

P26-27: insight of a hardened writer Why was the author pessimistic about the girl’s career? Why did he feel it a humiliating thought? What insight did the author provide about the nature of a writer’s profession? What did the girl expect of her career? Why was she approved by her publisher but disapproved by the author?

P28-54: ambition and conceit What kind of story do you think will be produced in a popular resort like St. Tropez? Why did the girl choose there as the venue for her next book? Who seemed to have the upper hand in the relationship? What do you think would happen to the couple after this date?

P55-57: what a future! Why did the author think both of them had made a wrong decision about their profession? What advice would he offer them? Does his advice sound sensible? What function did the Japanese gentlemen serve in the whole conversation?

Conclusion Power of observation; relativity and selective perception; Men and women; apparent harmony and deep incongruity; dominance and submission; The profession of a writer; sand and gold; Euro-centrism; Cultural differences in the conversational style.