It shows the vulgar life of a stockbroker and a genius artist.
Theme:
Pressures:
• House loan • Auto loan(车贷） • House rent • Price • Competition(job hunting) • Children&Parents • ...
Why it is called "The Moon and Sixpence"?
Metaphor:
The moon represents for 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.
The novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin.
It is told in episodic form by the firstperson narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character.
The Moon and Sixpence 《月亮和六便士》
2021/2/9
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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 hum an nature.
演讲人：XXXXXX 时 间：XX年XX月XX日
Plots:
Charles Strickland
Peaceful Life Leave for Paris
a well-off, middle-class stockbroker in
London Wife and two
children
Dirk Stroeve Blanche
Tቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱhiti
Ata Died of leprosy(麻 风病）
Similarity:
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 &
basis
Motivation & aim
Ideality
写在最后
成功的基础在于好的学习习惯
The foundation of success lies in good habits
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结束语
当你尽了自己的最大努力时，失败也是伟大的， 所以不要放弃，坚持就是正确的。
When You Do Your Best, Failure Is Great, So Don'T Give Up, Stick To The End