The moonand sixpence

The moon and sixpence is a very interesting novel. This is my first contact with Maugham. But a touch can feel that he is indeed a very storyteller. First of all, he is a narrator, which is special enough to tell the story. In fact, the moon and Sixpence are Maugham's second novel. Few people can see that there is another story behind the moon and sixpence. In other words, Maugham wants to use it to express his own views and opinions.For example, it says, "why do attractive women always marry fools? Because men with brains don't marry women who are likable. " This is how he wants to express his views on love with the help of the characters in the text. People who know him well know Maugham has a passion for three fourths of women and a quarter of men For example, Charles's wife smiles. She smiles very sweetly, and her face is slightly flushed. It is rare for people of her age to blush so easily. Perhaps the most attractive thing about her is her innocence. This is an affirmation of Charles' wife. However, in the back, this is in sharp contrast to the female writer who ridiculed her husband for running away. Charles's sudden departure, in fact, is very difficult to understand in that society. But it also became one of the highlights of the novel. It makes the novel great. Because in every era, the general deviant will be handed down for hundreds of generations. Maugham seems to have had this awareness 100 years ago. Of course, in my opinion, this is closely related to his experience. Maugham's early experience let him see through the social climate.Why did he choose Gauguin as his prototype? I think, maybe he once imagined that if he became such a famous person as Gauguin, would his ending be the same as him? Because Maugham likes writing, and Gao prefers painting. There are similarities. What's more, Maugham was still in his early days when he wrote this novel.He was not sure whether he would achieve something like Gauguin's if he persevered. So I created it. Of course, he may not have thought that such a great success should have been achieved. A person who has made achievements in the financial industry should abandon his wife and son to paint. It sounds  like a joke. But he was real. It's eye-catching enough.Of course, Charles avoided painting. His firmness to the ideal made everyone blush. He failed three times in a row, but he still didn't give up. It's a little Forrest Gump's spirit. It makes people feel more strange. We all know the ending. Charles created, the most outstanding work. But he also died of illness. This praises the dream. And people's resistance to reality. Uncompromising to hypocritical society.  Everyone has a dream, but few people can pursue it like Charles! I have to say that the moon and Sixpence is a really good book! If you ask me to score it, I give ten!