about herself. The story is characterized by gripping narrative and deep emotional impact. It is permeated with irony. Narration is broken by ironical portrayal of the main character Louise. In fact, the gist of the problem raised by the author in this story is relationship between people. This problem is always urgent. The main idea conveyed by the author is that some people can be so selfish that they ready to ruin the lives of others (even the members of their own family) in order to achieve their aims.
Hidden Irony # As the author is a keen observer of human nature particularly the relationships between people, he is narrating the entire story of Louise in his own words. The story is framed in an ironic way, but at first it is a hidden irony. He says that Louise had a delicate and gentle nature and though she disliked the author, she never told him that directly but her delicate, ladylike gestures conveyed to him what she meant. They knew each other for twenty-five years and according to her, he was a course, brutal, cynical and vulgar fellow. But one thing he could not understand, in spite of all that, why did she take an interest in him She invited him for lunch and dinner quite often and also asked him to spend a week-end at her country house. At last, the author thought to have understood her motive. It was the author alone who did not believe in her and could not be fooled by her. She knew it and was constantly trying to convince him and took it for granted that one day, she would succeed.
The prevailing moods of the story are ironical and emotional. This story is realistic in style. It is reveals human virtues and vices. The story “Louise” has a gripping and fast-moving plot. The plot of the story is complicated. The story has the following composition: there is no exposition. The development of the plot begins from the first paragraph. The climax is logically reached in dialogue between the narrator and Louise. The denouement is shown in the last paragraph. The elements of plot ordered chronologically. There are two main characters: Louise and the author himself, where Louise is a antagonist and the author is protagonist. There are also some flat characters such as Tom Maitland, the first husband of Louse; George Hobhouse, her second husband, and her daughter Iris.