Decoding Human Behaviour in Relation to Capital: An Analysis of Maugham’s The Ant and The Grasshopper in Light of Huxley’s ‘Selected Snobberies’

This study aims to show the fictional and philosophical engagement of Aldous Huxley Somerset Maugham in unveiling human behavior relation capital. his sarcastic essay Selected Snobberies has described nature, utility, types sources snobbish attitude people. Most often snobbery stems out from an individual’s socio-economic situation consumerist nature. In short story The Ant Grasshopper, deconstructed age old Aesop that is universally used worldwide teach children basic morality work ethics. He reveals peculiar desire beings indulge consumption contrast with learned self-denial. focuses on degenerative tendency outgrown nature through analysis George Ramsay Maugham’s Grasshopper. addition, this analyses changing idealistic tenets pertaining mode time situation. binary existence ethical allurement world leads question value its palpability, effect making people happy or snobbish. Now fundamental how far a being capable learning Considering reality truth as not one universal but multifaceted Chakraborty (2020) claims, both these two literary pieces are interestingly inquisitive modernist ethics redefine means success.