The short story offers a unity that the novel can never have, simply because of its length. The writer (and the reader) can hold the entire world of the short story in their mind at once. This makes the experience of writing (and reading) a great short story immensely powerful.

Yes, we can have this experience by reading this short story. The Tea Service by Debeshi Gooptu is a short story - a work of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting.

The purpose of a short story is to induce a unified effect, tone, or feeling. Because it is short, it focuses on one incident or a series of tightly linked incidents.

In this short story, the author’s narrative style is unique, and it has a strong sense of providing vivid descriptions of the human experience through her creatively descriptive writing style. She chooses flowery prose, at one point and others it is sharp and simple, and the story seems inviting to the readers in the way it is written.

The short story genre is well suited to experimentation in prose writing style and form, but most short story authors still work to create a distinct mood using classic literary devices. Here the author is successful in presenting her story as an engaging piece to the readers.

With six characters of varying age groups, the story revolves around a family. It carries the emotions of an elderly woman and the support she gets from her dreamy state. The short story tries to work on the relationship issues, old age, loneliness, and career advancement of the middle age.

Care and love as expected by an elderly person of the family and reminiscing the past along with a picture of the present day is well brought out by the Author in a fine flow of words alternatively swinging with the time.

In writing, diction refers to the words the writer chooses to use. The decision to use one word instead of another, even when they have similar meanings, changes the reader's interpretation. The short story The Tea Service will leave a lasting impact on the readers with due credit to the author’s diction.

This short story smoothly lands in the world of literature with all the characteristics of this genre and is sure to get the appreciation of the readers.