Cronshaw and Tom cheated George by creating a fake case at the court against Tom.
The story “The Ant and Grasshopper” is of the ancient Aesop fable which gives the moral lesson that “We have to be hard-working at the time of work, to spend life in old age.” In the story, the ant collects the food in the summer thinking the winter must be spent comfortably whereas the grasshopper, at the time of work, sang and danced, and went to the ant in the winter to beg for some food. But the ant refused to help him because he wanted to teach him the moral lesson that “We should be hard-working in time to spend the rest of our life.”
The story “The And and the Grasshopper” by W. Somerset Maugham gives the opposite message from Aesop’s fable. In the story, Tom is compared with the grasshopper and George to the ant. George, in the story, is presented as responsible, dutiful, respectable, hard-working, and tense for the future whereas Tom is presented as relaxed and luxurious, who spends time with the beautiful ladies visiting expensive restaurants without caring for the future. Fortunately, Tom gets an opportunity to get married to a wealthy lady and should not have to take tension about the future but George is always indulged in the work to make his future better. So, if we examine the life of George and Tom, we find Tom’s life more fortunate and comfortable.
Cronshaw and Tom cheated George by creating a fake case at the court against Tom.
Tom was the black sheep in Ramsay’s family as he always created problems.
Either driving a taxi or working in a bar was a respectable profession for Tom.
George Ramsay was staring into space because his brother always created problems for him.
Tom left his work and wife to enjoy his life by himself.
Whenever Tom ran out of money he use to borrow it from friends to manage his life.
Tom and Cronshaw cheated George by reporting a fake case in court.
George gave Tom considerable sums for amendment which Tom spent to buy luxuries. This forced George to realize that his brother would never settle down.
