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"The Portrait of a Gentleman" is the seventh volume of "The Complete Collection of Maugham's Short Stories", which contains 15 short stories in total. It is interesting, fascinating, philosophical and thought-provoking to read. The ending of the story is especially lingering, full of aesthetic significance and artistic tension, which makes people unable to bear to read. These stories all take place in the South Pacific Islands, China, South Korea and other places. They describe the various adventures and curious experiences of Westerners in the mysterious world of the East, as well as their joys and sorrows in life. They reflect the conflict and integration of interactions and exchanges between Western and Eastern civilizations, and reveal themes such as money and love, marriage and family, good and evil, the excesses of the upper class, the various behaviors of ordinary people, and the nature of human nature.
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