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Later, Strickland decided to abandon the civilized life, he went to the original islandTahitiin which near the South Pacific .
Protagonist met Mr.Strickland by chance ,he found that Mr.Strickland married a native girl and alraedy had three children, spent three years of happiness.
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There are many roles choose to pick up six pence and a lot of roles struggling between the moon and six pence ,but there's so few roles like Strickland that Maugham portrayed in the book who had 100% of the courage to choose dreams and never look back.
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Moixpence> is one of the three long masterpiece written by British novelist William Somerset Maugham in 1919.
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Maugham is known as the Maupassant of England. He wrote a lot of books and had achievements in addition to the fields of poetry.
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Finally, Mr.Strickland's children died,and he had leprosy. He finished a very shocking painting on the wall when he was blind. His native wife buried him, and according to his wishes,destroyed his works . Despite protagonist felt regret, he still understand Mr.Strickland's pursuitand from his painting .
This novel, with a vivid plot, a profound words in the literary sensation, people had rushed to see after the advent of it.
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Begining of the story
The protagonist is a writer, met Strickland’s family which looked like very happy, but Mr.Strickland always seem to lack vitality.Soon after,he left the family and went to Paris to find his "art" firmly.
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Is to look up at the moon, or bow to pick up a six pence, this is a choice about dream and reality.
Always refer to the society, this is the mission of the novel.
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Five years later, the protagonist found that Mr.Strickland still immersed in his dreams with no regrets even he had lived in extremely poverty. In the process of the pursuit of art, his talent has gradually been recognized.
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The protagonist found Mr.Strickland, tried to persuade him to change mind, but Mr.Strickland refused his offer. Mr.Strickland's wife couldn't accept the fact that he left in tears all day.
His works had a considerable number of readers in all levels.
He was one of the most popular novelists in the first half of the twentieth Century.
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In this novel, Maugham used the first person narrative technique, narrated the whole story.