Soon after ,he left the family and went to Paris to find his “art” firmly
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Then
The protagonist found Mr.Strickland,tried to persuade him to change mind,but Mr.Strickland refused his offer.
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End
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.
Mr.Strickland's wife couldn't accept the fact that he left in tears all day.
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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.
His work 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.
Character Archetype
WHERE DO WE COME FROM?WHAT ARE
WE?WHERE ARE WE GOING?（1897）
It is the most colossal canvas painted by Paul Gaiguin.This painting
shows the image of the meaning of human destiny from birth to
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death.
The Story
Begining of the story
The protagonist is a writer,met Stkland's family which looked very happy, but Mr.Strickland always seem to lack vitality.
Vision After The Sermon
It seems like a Christianity theme.In fact,Gauguin is characterized by Symbolism,described the generated illusion when the priest explained the religious doctrine to the peasant women in the church.
The Moon
and Sixpence
The Author Character Archetype
The Story The Theme
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The Author
William Somerset Maugham
Maugham is known as the Maupassant of England.He wrote a lot of books and had achievements in addition to the fields of poetry.
Paul Gauguin
The Swineherd,Brittany(1888)
The color of this painting is subjective,this has manifested the characteristics of modernism drawing that starts from Gauguin and other artiபைடு நூலகம்ts
Despite protagonist felt
regret,he still understand
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Mr.Strickland's pursuitand
from his painting.
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The Theme
Is to look up at the moon,or bow to pick up a sixpence,this is a choice about dream and reality.
In the process of the pursuit of art,his talent has gradually been recognized.
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Later
Mr.Strickland decided to abandon the civilized life,he went to the original island Tahitiin which near the South Pacific. Protagonist met Mr.Strickland by chance,he found that Mr.Strickland married a native girl and already had three children,spent three years of happiness.