The Moon and Sixpence
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"The Moon and Sixpence" is one of the three masterpieces of the British novelist William Somerset Maugham, written in 1919. The novel uses a first-person narrative technique to narrate the entire story. The plot is based on the life of French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin. The middle-aged protagonist, who was originally a securities broker, gave up everything and went to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people, where he gained inspiration and created many artistic masterpieces. The theme of escapism revealed in the novel became a popular novel in the 20th century.
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Those who can understand are those who can calm down.
Those who can understand are those with wisdom. But I can't read it. Can you break it into sections? It made me dizzy. Forgive me for not being able to protect this book.
Confessions of a soul
Why did our protagonist abandon his wife and children, and give up his comfortable and comfortable petty bourgeoisie life. Go draw 🎨. Because its soul has awakened. At the moment of awakening, our hero must save it. This is the whole meaning of the hero's life. Gauguin said: I found a way to save my soul, and that was painting. My soul was gradually withering away from my boring married life. I can't see the road ahead. The dull life suppresses my passion, and I am almost trapped in this prison. People envy the prison of jealousy. This is not what I want. My soul rejects such a superficial life. No matter what material or worldly price I pay, I will break out of this cage. Otherwise, the fire of my life will be extinguished, and I will really be trapped in the dark hell. I turned from a living person into a zombie. At this point, I have fulfilled my duties in worldly life and I will not feel ashamed. I am worthy of my wife and children. I have also fulfilled my obligations and responsibilities. Since I no longer love her, I should leave him. Now that my children have grown up, they should fly freely. My soul fell into the ice cave and I had to save it. If not, what do you tell me to do?
Strickland's unique, wild and unconstrained personality is rare in the world, but it is also an extreme and can only be lonely.
different outlook on life
In this novel, Maugham interprets the theme of the novel through the conflict between a talented artist and the bourgeois society he is trying to escape. "The moon" is a symbol of lofty ideals, while "sixpence" is a symbol of petty gains. Whether a person looks up at the moon and aims high, or looks down at the ground and pursues small profits, these are two completely different outlooks on life.
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Official(4)Scraped 2mo ago
Those who can understand are those who can calm down.
Those who can understand are those with wisdom. But I can't read it. Can you break it into sections? It made me dizzy. Forgive me for not being able to protect this book.
Confessions of a soul
Why did our protagonist abandon his wife and children, and give up his comfortable and comfortable petty bourgeoisie life. Go draw 🎨. Because its soul has awakened. At the moment of awakening, our hero must save it. This is the whole meaning of the hero's life. Gauguin said: I found a way to save my soul, and that was painting. My soul was gradually withering away from my boring married life. I can't see the road ahead. The dull life suppresses my passion, and I am almost trapped in this prison. People envy the prison of jealousy. This is not what I want. My soul rejects such a superficial life. No matter what material or worldly price I pay, I will break out of this cage. Otherwise, the fire of my life will be extinguished, and I will really be trapped in the dark hell. I turned from a living person into a zombie. At this point, I have fulfilled my duties in worldly life and I will not feel ashamed. I am worthy of my wife and children. I have also fulfilled my obligations and responsibilities. Since I no longer love her, I should leave him. Now that my children have grown up, they should fly freely. My soul fell into the ice cave and I had to save it. If not, what do you tell me to do?
Strickland's unique, wild and unconstrained personality is rare in the world, but it is also an extreme and can only be lonely.
different outlook on life
In this novel, Maugham interprets the theme of the novel through the conflict between a talented artist and the bourgeois society he is trying to escape. "The moon" is a symbol of lofty ideals, while "sixpence" is a symbol of petty gains. Whether a person looks up at the moon and aims high, or looks down at the ground and pursues small profits, these are two completely different outlooks on life.
