Facing the pressure from society and family, would you choose to marry the person you love or continue to wait for the right person?
Katie, who is young, beautiful and vain, chose the former, but was captured by a smooth-talking married man soon after her marriage. She thought she had met true love, so she risked her own life, like a moth to a flame. But when the veil is lifted, her illusions are shattered by the truth. For the first time in her life, she began to reflect and grow; perhaps, her mistakes and follies, and the misfortunes she suffered were not in vain, and would eventually lead her to find a way to inner peace.
"The Veil" not only presents the bad aspects of love and marriage - betrayal, indifference, suspicion, revenge, but also the uneasiness and self-salvation in the face of life changes. If you understand "The Veil", you will understand yourself.
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Some of the plots seem to be inherent in Maugham's works. In "The Moon and Sixpence" there is also a love that regards the wife as a god, but their wives are bored and even find it funny. Vanity drives her to marry the other party. And because they feel tired of not loving him, they cheat, and the object of their cheating is usually a slave of desire and they are unwilling to marry her. Women can love to death when they talk about this. In "The Moon and Sixpence", the painter's wife commits suicide after cheating on her husband. In "The Veil", Katie is desperate and goes to a cholera area, but is accidentally reborn there. Her spiritual world is much richer than before. In my opinion, the reason why the painter in "The Moon and Sixpence" begged the other party not to leave him was not because he loved her, but because of his strong desire to perform that made him show his love for his wife to the point of being despicable. At the beginning of "The Veil", I thought Walter in "The Veil" had principles, and it was reasonable not to forgive Katie. Only later did I realize that this idea came from a person's vanity and his inability to accept the betrayal of his lover. I don't know the specific source of my opinion. Anyway, I have a mental mysophobia and can't forgive such a thing. Personally, I think that aside from Walter's eccentric personality, his love is deep and he is also a very capable person. Before he died, he said "it was the dog that died", indicating that he regarded his wife's marriage to him as a charity to him, although he knew that Katie was out of vanity and wanted to leave London before his sister got married. He knew she was ugly and unbearable, but he still loved her, which was amazing.
Katie was pushed to a dead end by two men, a husband who loved her deeply but did not forgive her, and a lover who she loved so crazily that she found out that he was just a plaything. In fact, both of these people are extremely selfish. Walter loves Katie deeply, but he will never show his true side in front of Katie. He can see Katie clearly, but he is unwilling to let Katie see him clearly. He seemed to regard Katie as his own private doll. He actually didn't like her ignorant hobbies, but he still stayed with her. It can be seen that he never thought that the two of them could be in love with each other, he just put her there for his own viewing.
Charlie is a very simple person, he is not smart or brave. He is superficial and vulgar, and has all the impressions that the public should have of a cheating man.
A woman with no social status was cornered by two such men, but she did not feel depressed. She saw the plague city shrouded in death, she suddenly awakened, and she began to find her own way. Fortunately, she found it, she sublimated, and she successfully unveiled everyone's veil.
This book, which I wanted to read because I was feeling empty recently, really taught me a lot. I got goosebumps when I read the last chapter. Maugham's writing is really very delicate, and he writes very well about Katie's journey from a stupid woman full of love to an independent and sober woman. I was super moved by every transformation. Really happy.
Katie only understood the kindness of Walter after losing her, but that was only because she knew that Charlie was unwilling to marry her and was deceived out of love. Others spoke highly of Walter. Her and Walter's personalities were completely opposite. Walter's love for Katie was pure and deep. After so many twists and turns, Katie's heart also changed a lot.
The storyline told in the book Veil warns many people not to be confused by the beautiful words or the loving behavior of someone in front of you. Maybe he just wants to satisfy his own needs. When suffering comes and various threats threaten their interests, you will always be the one who loses. You should be sober. When you make a mistake, you can immediately realize it and correct it. Stay away from those who consume you. Your life may be a different story!
A masterpiece is indeed a masterpiece. Unlike today's online novels, although Katie was hurt by a scumbag, her long-term character cannot be changed just because of one thing. What I like very much about Katie is that she doesn't love Walter because of his excellence. If you love him, you love him. If you don't love him, you don't love him. She has her own thoughts and won't be coerced by outsiders praising him and asking her to treat him well. As for her psychological description of the scumbag (Charlie) after he was abandoned, I always felt that she had an element of anger. Because she was abandoned, Katie could vilify Charlie to make herself feel at ease. Look, when she returned to Hong Kong, she still imagined that Charlie would be ashamed. I always felt that the highest state of forgetting a person is to see the heart calm, without love or hatred, and feel at ease. So it is almost inevitable that Katie will be coaxed by Charlie again after the reunion. She looked at Charlie and never realized his true nature.
I really like this book. The heroine is very vulgar at the beginning, and her goal is just to find a rich and powerful person to spend her life and achieve respectability in the eyes of her mother and her. But everything did not go as they expected. She missed her "market" and married Walton. Walton knew who she was, but he loved her, so he could tolerate all this. The affair not only hurt Walton, but also deeply hurt herself. After traveling far away from the plague-ridden city, in the monastery, she seemed to finally be sober. During this trip, she finally grew up, like a puppet with a mind of its own, and was finally able to decide how to live her life in the future and how to raise her children. Lift the veil of hypocrisy and enter the real world.
The peace of the soul is so enviable
I particularly liked the episode where she began to reflect and grow after everything she went through. Maugham's writing is very delicate, and he depicts the characters' hearts very vividly. This is not only a story about love and marriage, but also a reflection on life. I recommend you read it, I believe you will have your own insights.
A history of a young woman's spiritual growth. Delicate psychological descriptions and scenery descriptions complement each other. Good writers always have keen insights and good writing skills to sublimate them.
Very good, a soul friend. Very touching.
Good, good, good
After reading it, I feel pretty good.
I watched the movie version and read the book again.
If you don't understand, read it again.
I won't comment until I finish reading it.
It is a good book to nourish the spirit
I especially like reading and listening to books, it's great! [Like][Like]
Some of the plots seem to be inherent in Maugham's works. In "The Moon and Sixpence" there is also a love that regards the wife as a god, but their wives are bored and even find it funny. Vanity drives her to marry the other party. And because they feel tired of not loving him, they cheat, and the object of their cheating is usually a slave of desire and they are unwilling to marry her. Women can love to death when they talk about this. In "The Moon and Sixpence", the painter's wife commits suicide after cheating on her husband. In "The Veil", Katie is desperate and goes to a cholera area, but is accidentally reborn there. Her spiritual world is much richer than before. In my opinion, the reason why the painter in "The Moon and Sixpence" begged the other party not to leave him was not because he loved her, but because of his strong desire to perform that made him show his love for his wife to the point of being despicable. At the beginning of "The Veil", I thought Walter in "The Veil" had principles, and it was reasonable not to forgive Katie. Only later did I realize that this idea came from a person's vanity and his inability to accept the betrayal of his lover. I don't know the specific source of my opinion. Anyway, I have a mental mysophobia and can't forgive such a thing. Personally, I think that aside from Walter's eccentric personality, his love is deep and he is also a very capable person. Before he died, he said "it was the dog that died", indicating that he regarded his wife's marriage to him as a charity to him, although he knew that Katie was out of vanity and wanted to leave London before his sister got married. He knew she was ugly and unbearable, but he still loved her, which was amazing.
Katie was pushed to a dead end by two men, a husband who loved her deeply but did not forgive her, and a lover who she loved so crazily that she found out that he was just a plaything. In fact, both of these people are extremely selfish. Walter loves Katie deeply, but he will never show his true side in front of Katie. He can see Katie clearly, but he is unwilling to let Katie see him clearly. He seemed to regard Katie as his own private doll. He actually didn't like her ignorant hobbies, but he still stayed with her. It can be seen that he never thought that the two of them could be in love with each other, he just put her there for his own viewing. Charlie is a very simple person, he is not smart or brave. He is superficial and vulgar, and has all the impressions that the public should have of a cheating man. A woman with no social status was cornered by two such men, but she did not feel depressed. She saw the plague city shrouded in death, she suddenly awakened, and she began to find her own way. Fortunately, she found it, she sublimated, and she successfully unveiled everyone's veil.
This book, which I wanted to read because I was feeling empty recently, really taught me a lot. I got goosebumps when I read the last chapter. Maugham's writing is really very delicate, and he writes very well about Katie's journey from a stupid woman full of love to an independent and sober woman. I was super moved by every transformation. Really happy.
Katie only understood the kindness of Walter after losing her, but that was only because she knew that Charlie was unwilling to marry her and was deceived out of love. Others spoke highly of Walter. Her and Walter's personalities were completely opposite. Walter's love for Katie was pure and deep. After so many twists and turns, Katie's heart also changed a lot.
The storyline told in the book Veil warns many people not to be confused by the beautiful words or the loving behavior of someone in front of you. Maybe he just wants to satisfy his own needs. When suffering comes and various threats threaten their interests, you will always be the one who loses. You should be sober. When you make a mistake, you can immediately realize it and correct it. Stay away from those who consume you. Your life may be a different story!
A masterpiece is indeed a masterpiece. Unlike today's online novels, although Katie was hurt by a scumbag, her long-term character cannot be changed just because of one thing. What I like very much about Katie is that she doesn't love Walter because of his excellence. If you love him, you love him. If you don't love him, you don't love him. She has her own thoughts and won't be coerced by outsiders praising him and asking her to treat him well. As for her psychological description of the scumbag (Charlie) after he was abandoned, I always felt that she had an element of anger. Because she was abandoned, Katie could vilify Charlie to make herself feel at ease. Look, when she returned to Hong Kong, she still imagined that Charlie would be ashamed. I always felt that the highest state of forgetting a person is to see the heart calm, without love or hatred, and feel at ease. So it is almost inevitable that Katie will be coaxed by Charlie again after the reunion. She looked at Charlie and never realized his true nature.
I really like this book. The heroine is very vulgar at the beginning, and her goal is just to find a rich and powerful person to spend her life and achieve respectability in the eyes of her mother and her. But everything did not go as they expected. She missed her "market" and married Walton. Walton knew who she was, but he loved her, so he could tolerate all this. The affair not only hurt Walton, but also deeply hurt herself. After traveling far away from the plague-ridden city, in the monastery, she seemed to finally be sober. During this trip, she finally grew up, like a puppet with a mind of its own, and was finally able to decide how to live her life in the future and how to raise her children. Lift the veil of hypocrisy and enter the real world.
The peace of the soul is so enviable
I particularly liked the episode where she began to reflect and grow after everything she went through. Maugham's writing is very delicate, and he depicts the characters' hearts very vividly. This is not only a story about love and marriage, but also a reflection on life. I recommend you read it, I believe you will have your own insights.
A history of a young woman's spiritual growth. Delicate psychological descriptions and scenery descriptions complement each other. Good writers always have keen insights and good writing skills to sublimate them.
Very good, a soul friend. Very touching.
Good, good, good
After reading it, I feel pretty good.
I watched the movie version and read the book again.
If you don't understand, read it again. I won't comment until I finish reading it.
It is a good book to nourish the spirit
I especially like reading and listening to books, it's great! [Like][Like]