Throughout the story “The Moon and Sixpence” the character Dirk Stroeve plays a serious role and also a big part in Charles Stricklands life. Stroeve is a plump man who is an easy target. Strickland throughout the book has picked on Stroeve and taken advantage of the fact that Stroeve is such a nice guy and gets easily walked all over. It is sad to the point that Strickland even has an affair with Stroeves wife messing with her head and causing her suicide. But Stroeve for some reason sticks to Strickland
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Charles Strickland One of the best novels by William Somerset Maugham can be considered the novel “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ which describes the fate of a strange creative personality and a great artist at the same time Charles Strickland‚ the prototype of a famous artist of 19th century Paul Gaughen. His talent and genius were recognized only after his death and his work became his posthumous monument commemorating the artist’s extravagance and greatness at the same time. His character‚ views
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their imagination with us and invite us into an exciting world of painting. Once discovered and entered‚ however‚ this world can never be forgotten. An artist as a man apart‚ what is he? For example let’s take W. S. Maugham and his work “The moon and Sixpence” in which he wrote about Charles Strickland‚ a middle-aged English stockbroker who abandoned his family and became an artist. He was concentrated on his art. He was indifferent to love‚ friendship and kindness. His pictures fell flat on the public
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dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor ’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life‚ keen character observation‚ and interesting plots coupled with beautiful
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dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life‚ keen character observation‚ and interesting plots coupled with beautiful
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of 20th century – William Somerset Maugham. He was not only a short-story writer‚ but also one of the most successful dramatists and novelists. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”‚ “Cakes and Ale”‚ etc. Maugham’s novels and short stories could be characterized by great narrative facility‚ an ironic point of view and an astonishing understanding of human nature. In his works realistic reflection
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Анализ "The Escape" by Somerset Maugham The story under the title “The Escape” was written by one of the outstanding English writers – William Somerset Maugham. The plot of the story is quite simple‚ though interesting. The protagonist of the story‚ a young man rolling in money – Roger Charing – fell in love with Ruth Barlow‚ an unfortunate woman who was twice a widow. They had all the happy and pleasant moments of relationships a loving couple usually has and intended to marry. Then suddenly
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Liza of Lambeth (1897). His clear‚ lucid and economical style with cynical or resigned undertone makes easy reading his short stories. He wrote many works including such well-known ones as The Magician (1908)‚ Of Human Bondage (1915)‚ The Moon and Sixpence (1919)‚ Cakes and Ale (1930) and The Razor’s Edge (1944). One of his famous short stories is “The Escape”. The text under consideration begins with a key sentence which contains the whole content of the story in the folded form. There is no
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dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order‚ he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life‚ keen character observation‚ and interesting plots coupled with beautiful
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лингвистике‚ вып. 17. М.: Прогресс‚ 1986. 12. Cynthia Voigt‚ “Homecoming”‚ New York‚ 1981. 13. Ellen Schwamm‚ “How he saved her”‚ New York‚ 1983. 14. Jane Austen‚ “Persuasion”‚ Bantam Books‚ New York‚ 1984. 15. W. Somerset Maugham‚ “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ Raduga‚ M.‚ 1984. 16. Daphne du Maurier‚ “Rebecca”‚ Cornwell‚ (England:country)‚ 1990.
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