Kitty, a beautiful but vain British woman, hastily entered into marriage with Walter, a withdrawn bacteriologist, in order to prevent herself from becoming an unwanted spinster. However, after marriage, Walter's muteness and rigidity made Kitty feel lonely and lost. Desire for love, she fell madly in love with the superficially romantic Assistant Chief Secretary Charlie Townsend. With the revelation of this relationship, Walter is filled with shame and resentment. Out of revenge, he takes Kitty to a remote town where cholera is rampant. Struggling in the whirlpool of love, betrayal and death, experiencing separation and disillusionment, Kitty gradually regained the courage and meaning of life, and gained spiritual growth and redemption.
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2024.2.20
The veil needs to be removed, which will only reveal a more upright version of yourself.
By narrating the growth of Kitty, I wrote a process of female transformation, which was full of hardships, just like I was suffering - you never know what the hardships will bring. In this article, I also experienced a transformation and felt Kitty's sincere growth.
I have to say that Maugham's psychological portrayal of characters is awesome! I also realized that what I thought was "seeing through the world of mortals" is just childish. Maugham's insights are real, sharp, profound, and unforgettable for everyone. The most important point is that it completely conforms to the development of the storyline and adds to the characterization of the characters. At the same time, it also contains philosophical and rational elements, which plays an extraordinary role in expanding the depth and breadth of the book. At the same time, it also forms a unique style, which is absolutely amazing.
Love and sex, life and death, these are things that people want to pursue and explore throughout their lives. In this book, the answers are gradually found. At the end, I was still unfinished, eager to see the final outcome, to see whether the girl she gave birth to was a "good" girl, and whether Tang Sheng could retain his hypocritical dignity for the rest of his life. But it ends in a reasonable way, and she completes the transformation of the character, from a girl to a married woman, to a woman in love, to a struggling person, to a widowed mother who is about to give birth to a new life. Her experiences have made her a complete person.
This book is very good! Kitty is a character I love to hate, her vanity gets her into trouble, but her growth through the events she goes through is also comforting. Although the character Walter is taciturn, his affection and kindness are touching. Charlie is a character I hate very much. His selfishness and hypocrisy are disgusting. This book made me feel the complexity of love and the multifaceted nature of human nature. It also made me understand the importance of growth and redemption.
Under his mother's description, Kitty gradually became hypocritical, competitive, and very bad. As an older leftover girl, she hurriedly married Walter. Holt loved her very much and responded to her requests, but was not good at expressing herself. Kitty felt that such Walter was boring and she fell in love with her. She fell in love with Tang Sheng, but was deceived by this man and lost everything. She began to realize her absurdity and began to reflect on herself. Later, her husband Walter took her to a place with cholera, where she gradually found herself again, and Walter also died of cholera in order to treat others. At this time, Kitty was pregnant with a child. This child was Tang Sheng's. She returned to Hong Kong again. Pineapple West and Tang Sheng invited them to stay in their home temporarily. Kitty was almost teased by this man again, but Kitty was no longer the same as before. At the end of the story, she returned home. She Her mother, the woman who made her unreal, exaggerated and wanton, passed away due to illness. She and her father opened their hearts and decided to go to other places together, and tried their best to give birth to this child and cultivate this child into an upright and kind person, and would not let the child be like herself.
The description of human nature in the novel is extremely detailed, and the characterization is also very rich, each one stands out on the page, especially when writing about the heroine. She is not a straight-hearted and kind-hearted person, she is selfish and hypocritical, but she finally realized her fault, repented and corrected herself. Even after Walter died, Kitty still did not fall in love with him, but she was very grateful to him for being full of sympathy for him. She was no longer like before, just blindly feeling that people who did not love her made herself Very troubled, after going to the cholera place, her ideas changed bit by bit. Those nuns never thought that they could live and leave that place, but they had faith and hope in their hearts. They treated the patients, provided them with shelter, and prayed for them all day long. Their greatness also infected Kitty, who gradually began to break away from the world, began to pursue the freedom of the soul, and finally found the "Tao" in her heart.
Delicate and sharp, this is the first time I read Maugham's book. I have heard about it before but didn't dare to read it. I think it is a masterpiece and I don't want to read it. I regret reading it late today.
The process of women's gradual awakening.
What is love?
However, the important thing is to love
What I like best is the description of Walter's "hate". Because he loved Kitty so much, his love for her turned into a more determined hatred when she cheated on him. I hate you because I used to love you so much. Because of hatred, he took Kitty to the Plague City and wanted her to die here. Because of hatred, he never let go of his heart until his death. I thought Kitty might wake up later: she actually has feelings for Walter. But no, it didn't fall into the cliché, although it was a bit cruel to Walter. Kitty's growth is also touching: it takes great courage to be able to reflect on her own mistakes, and to escape from those who hurt her and gain a new life.
I will buy the physical book later because I really like the description of Walter's love and hatred!
It's good to watch, and the plot is fascinating. From the beginning, the heroine and her lover are having a tryst at home, and the husband seduces her. The plot is riveting, and the characters are well drawn.
2024.2.20 The veil needs to be removed, which will only reveal a more upright version of yourself. By narrating the growth of Kitty, I wrote a process of female transformation, which was full of hardships, just like I was suffering - you never know what the hardships will bring. In this article, I also experienced a transformation and felt Kitty's sincere growth. I have to say that Maugham's psychological portrayal of characters is awesome! I also realized that what I thought was "seeing through the world of mortals" is just childish. Maugham's insights are real, sharp, profound, and unforgettable for everyone. The most important point is that it completely conforms to the development of the storyline and adds to the characterization of the characters. At the same time, it also contains philosophical and rational elements, which plays an extraordinary role in expanding the depth and breadth of the book. At the same time, it also forms a unique style, which is absolutely amazing.
Love and sex, life and death, these are things that people want to pursue and explore throughout their lives. In this book, the answers are gradually found. At the end, I was still unfinished, eager to see the final outcome, to see whether the girl she gave birth to was a "good" girl, and whether Tang Sheng could retain his hypocritical dignity for the rest of his life. But it ends in a reasonable way, and she completes the transformation of the character, from a girl to a married woman, to a woman in love, to a struggling person, to a widowed mother who is about to give birth to a new life. Her experiences have made her a complete person.
This book is very good! Kitty is a character I love to hate, her vanity gets her into trouble, but her growth through the events she goes through is also comforting. Although the character Walter is taciturn, his affection and kindness are touching. Charlie is a character I hate very much. His selfishness and hypocrisy are disgusting. This book made me feel the complexity of love and the multifaceted nature of human nature. It also made me understand the importance of growth and redemption.
Under his mother's description, Kitty gradually became hypocritical, competitive, and very bad. As an older leftover girl, she hurriedly married Walter. Holt loved her very much and responded to her requests, but was not good at expressing herself. Kitty felt that such Walter was boring and she fell in love with her. She fell in love with Tang Sheng, but was deceived by this man and lost everything. She began to realize her absurdity and began to reflect on herself. Later, her husband Walter took her to a place with cholera, where she gradually found herself again, and Walter also died of cholera in order to treat others. At this time, Kitty was pregnant with a child. This child was Tang Sheng's. She returned to Hong Kong again. Pineapple West and Tang Sheng invited them to stay in their home temporarily. Kitty was almost teased by this man again, but Kitty was no longer the same as before. At the end of the story, she returned home. She Her mother, the woman who made her unreal, exaggerated and wanton, passed away due to illness. She and her father opened their hearts and decided to go to other places together, and tried their best to give birth to this child and cultivate this child into an upright and kind person, and would not let the child be like herself. The description of human nature in the novel is extremely detailed, and the characterization is also very rich, each one stands out on the page, especially when writing about the heroine. She is not a straight-hearted and kind-hearted person, she is selfish and hypocritical, but she finally realized her fault, repented and corrected herself. Even after Walter died, Kitty still did not fall in love with him, but she was very grateful to him for being full of sympathy for him. She was no longer like before, just blindly feeling that people who did not love her made herself Very troubled, after going to the cholera place, her ideas changed bit by bit. Those nuns never thought that they could live and leave that place, but they had faith and hope in their hearts. They treated the patients, provided them with shelter, and prayed for them all day long. Their greatness also infected Kitty, who gradually began to break away from the world, began to pursue the freedom of the soul, and finally found the "Tao" in her heart.
Delicate and sharp, this is the first time I read Maugham's book. I have heard about it before but didn't dare to read it. I think it is a masterpiece and I don't want to read it. I regret reading it late today.
The process of women's gradual awakening.
What is love?
However, the important thing is to love
What I like best is the description of Walter's "hate". Because he loved Kitty so much, his love for her turned into a more determined hatred when she cheated on him. I hate you because I used to love you so much. Because of hatred, he took Kitty to the Plague City and wanted her to die here. Because of hatred, he never let go of his heart until his death. I thought Kitty might wake up later: she actually has feelings for Walter. But no, it didn't fall into the cliché, although it was a bit cruel to Walter. Kitty's growth is also touching: it takes great courage to be able to reflect on her own mistakes, and to escape from those who hurt her and gain a new life. I will buy the physical book later because I really like the description of Walter's love and hatred!
It's good to watch, and the plot is fascinating. From the beginning, the heroine and her lover are having a tryst at home, and the husband seduces her. The plot is riveting, and the characters are well drawn.