nature.
The novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin.
It is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character.
Why it is called "The Moon and Sixpence"?
Metaphor: The moon represents Leabharlann or the spirit,the
everlasting pure passion,hung high above Strickland's head,guiding him to pursue his rooted love of art as a painter.Meamwhile,the sixpence is a kind of British coin,stands for the material life. Similarity:
It shows the vulgar life of a stockbroker and a genius artist.
Theme:
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Pressures:
• House loan • Auto loan(车贷） • House rent • Price • Competition(job hunting) • Children&Parents • ...
They are all round and shiny under the sun. Contrast:
There is one and only one moon in the universe while tens millions of sixpence.
The moon is unique,sublimately beautiful and sixpence is common,vulgar ,often dirty.
Social atmosphere:
Slaves (house,car,card,children...)
Money worship Blind comparison Show off ...
As a result,
ideality is sacrificed.
Reality
Premise &
The Moon and Sixpence 《月亮和六便士》
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-19650)
William Somerset Maugham
English novelist, playwright,and short-story writer whose work is characterized by a clear unadorned(朴实 的)style,cosmopolitan(世界性 的)settings and a shrewd understanding of human
basis
Motivation &
aim
Idealit
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Plots:
Charles Strickland
Peaceful Life
a well-off, middle-class stockbroker in
London Wife and two
children
Leave for Paris
Dirk Stroeve Blanche
Tahiti
Ata Died of leprosy(麻 风病）