Reginald's Choir Treat Saki Analysis

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Reginald claims that “it's the Early Christian that gets the fattest lion." Saki illustrates how one who dares to be a “pioneer” is met with rejected in his short story, “Reginald’s Choir Treat.” Saki also brings attention to two differing ways of life. One of these philosophies is portrayed through Anabel as she leads a conservative yet shallow lifestyle. In contrast, Regional lives a life of defying tradition and daring to be different. Saki emphasizes the difference of the two ways of life through the use of contrast and tone clearly infers that the narrator prefers Reginald’s non-conformist way of

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