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Leaf Tremor
General Fiction叶之震颤
(british) William Sarsett Maugham
Once a man develops a soul, he loses the Garden of Eden. In 1916, Maugham traveled to Upolu Island in the South Pacific and was surprised to find that it was the paradise he had long imagined: exotic tropical landscapes, beautiful and innocent Samoan girls, and eternal natural life, everything was as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. However, this is also a colony jointly divided by Britain, the United States and Germany. Western civilization and technology, alcohol and prostitutes, religion and values have long overturned the tranquility here. The white people enjoy the fruits of colonial victory with peace of mind: cheap labor, unequal transactions, absolute obedience... They indulged, degenerated, and then became confused and desperate in this virgin land. Only in an unfettered environment does human nature reveal itself as either mean or noble. With 6 people who came to the island and 6 different reversal endings, Maugham used his best storytelling method to show a picture of humanity's paradise lost.
Once a man develops a soul, he loses the Garden of Eden. In 1916, Maugham traveled to Upolu Island in the South Pacific and was surprised to find that it was the paradise he had long imagined: exotic tropical landscapes, beautiful and innocent Samoan girls, and eternal natural life, everything was as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. However, this is also a colony jointly divided by Britain, the United States and Germany. Western civilization and technology, alcohol and prostitutes, religion and values have long overturned the tranquility here. The white people enjoy the fruits of colonial victory with peace of mind: cheap labor, unequal transactions, absolute obedience... They indulged, degenerated, and then became confused and desperate in this virgin land. Only in an unfettered environment does human nature reveal itself as either mean or noble. With 6 people who came to the island and 6 different reversal endings, Maugham used his best storytelling method to show a picture of humanity's paradise lost.