The ChapelEnglish Club : English Reading : Short Stories : The Chapel : Comments Here you can leave your comments and opinions about the short story, The Chapel. 44 Comments on “The Chapel”Leave a Comment |
The ChapelEnglish Club : English Reading : Short Stories : The Chapel : Comments Here you can leave your comments and opinions about the short story, The Chapel. 44 Comments on “The Chapel”Leave a Comment |
I can’t find information on the author of the short story “The Chapel”. Some websites list the author as Josef Essberger, while others list Stephen Lord as the author. Does anyone know who the author is? Where can I find a biography of the author?
It is a good short story. Theme circled around the incident -rape of a minor girl on the way to Chapel. Rogue has been punished though not in a very practical way. Ginnie liked and loved the priest. She bore a child of the priest just to revenge against Ravi-out of extreme hatred. The beauty of the story is obscurity of 2 vital questions one who was the father of the baby and the other how Ravi was killed. Many new simple words are inducted and sentiments of Indians are projected carefully. Role of Ravi could be more realistic and rational. Thanks
what’s the purpose of this article? i do not understand it very well. who is the father of the litter boby? the Father Olivier? aha. i am confused. may be i should read more story to improve my comprehension.
Actually, I don’t like the sad story, I prefer the comedy.
I appreciate this girl very much and I’m looking forward the following story, I guess that another nice man will move Ginnie and takes care of Ginnie and baby. They will enjoy their life.
It’s a good story but A little bit complicated. to the end of the story I astonished. I said ” wow. what a clever girl.”
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I found the story beneficial and surprising. it was my homework and it is gonna help my exam. also I learnt that the baby’s father is the priest instead ravi. I felt so sad about him that I forgot his raping ginnie for a moment.
a very good story, keep it up. Priest, watch out!
I hate the story and this website
A little sad story ! I think ravi is a nice guy.i think he has known he is not the father of the baby in the poor girl’s body.Also he just take such incidents to escape marrying a girl he doesnt like or to express his resist to a planed marriage.at the same time,he can help this helpless girl.whatever,he gives the girl hope though he raped her once.
Actually, if we read this passage again, we would found that almost at the beginning, the writer gave us some clues that the girl has some special relationship with the Father, e. g. the girl blushed when the Father was referenced.
who is the father oliver?is he the real father of the boys?
that’s the point , the girls had relationship with father Oliver .
good
A lot of new words
This website is so great and really helpful,,presenting every way and method to improve the learners English background,as well as amusing,not boredom and useful.
i think the website is helpful because it is easy to understand and it is helpful when you dont no what you are doing after you have read all the stories.
i can now write my own storiues and they sound great so it proves this website is great.
nice you are doing fine
i like it
Who was the father of the baby????
I thought… They’ll finally get merried and happy ending.. Hahaha the story just like mostly Indian movie,, fighting over wealthyness, anyway I can’t get your drift man, why must Ravi agreed to marry when the first case was he raped Ginnie.. Hemm too complicated
Can somebody tell me what the pointe of the story is?
i hate the story
can have short story please
Wow… I didn’t expect that. Although, if you think about it……..
I think it is an interesting history but to long, but have so many vocabulary new for me and It is a good way to get more vocabulary in English and practice it.
it is so good for ESL students and i proud on this website
Meraj says:
May 23, 2010 at 8:59 pm
That is so interesting story and I have learnt new words, but I have a question!
what’s theme of the story?
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I thought it was the revenge from a girl
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Very beautiful storyt but I dont understand all of it
its very interesting but its too but toobut veryvery very very very evry loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong
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Sorry,i haven,t read the story yet.
Thank you.
the interesting story must has unexpected end
My english very bad,ican’t writer more but i want writer that thank…thanks so much b/c i learnt new words
very beautiful story,but ugly ending
some times we need to understand any meninig at our life but we
don’t know areall meaning but at last can not to find it
story starts normally,bt the end of the story is abnormal,i think so,rather story takes a non factual turn as when Ravi appologises his mean act before his expected inlaw family.as a richer person as he were,he can easily deny all the situation,it seems humourous to know that a non catholic n a person who assault a girl so darely on behalf of his wealthy background,can confess before a poor girl….how many times is it happened in our male dominent society?as far about Gennie,i think,even she dont know before the birth of her baby that who is the father of her son,bcoz in the story the starting of her relationship with that bloody priest.
Dear Soar Addie, generally a person who experiences a sexual harrassement is not very will to tell about it, and I think that if you make a little effort you can understand and imagine why.
Ravi has been killed by the Moorpalani brothers, not by his. And even if they were his, the problem wouldn’t be their “honour”. It’s very grave to speak in these terms considering that all around the world there still are delicts due to someone’s “honour”. The only victim is the person raped, not the males of the family.
Considering that the only person that you wouldn’t put to hell is the non-catholic raper, your comment is even too eloquent.
That is so interesting story and I have learnt new words, but I have a question!
what’s theme of the story?
I know exactly the father of the baby would be the priest as it has always happened in reality, and if it happens the woman or the girl in question would never tell the truth (the same as it happened here). If I were the God, I would first punish the girl (for not tell the truth; she told two lies: she didn’t report right away when she got raped by Ravi; second, she should have mentioned her relationship with the priest.); second, I would throw all the brothers who killed Ravi into hell because it’s stupid to think their pride is higher than their brother’s life. Third, the priest should go to hell also. You all know why. (The writer might have heard or known about the same thing happening in real life)
What a clever young girl! The baby was delivered in time, I think. But poor Ravi seems to have been more notorious and worth regretting, than Ginnie.
I do not really understand the end of the story. Why the baby’s eyes are blue? Is there some relationship between Ginnie and Father Olivier? It makes me a bit confused and something can be said to be in mess.
Very funny and routine ending but good narration and learnt a lot of new words
Absolutely it was hard for me to understand,but I had learnt many new words.Thank you !
The story was very interesting.I did not expect the end to be so, but when the brothers invited Rail I knew that something will happen because in all the cultures the sister’s honor is very high praised especially from the brothers.
I learnt new vocabulary.
an interesting story with an unexpected twist in the end. thankyou learnt new words.