An Analysis of Ethical Dilemma in the Moon and Sixpence with Confrontation between Love and Career

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10.2991/assehr.k.220706.107How to use a DOI?

Keywords

The Moon and Sixpence; Maugham; moral; career; love

Abstract

The Moon and Sixpence wrote by novelist W. Somerset Maugham tell the story that Strickland, an ordinary stockbroker living with his happy family in London, suddenly went to Paris to chase his dream of painting and abandoned superior life and finally finished his great work in Tahiti. This book expresses the contradiction between genius, personality, material civilization, and modern marriage. From a moral perspective, this thesis tries to analyze how the protagonist balances his career and love.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinyi Yang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/14
TI  - An Analysis of Ethical Dilemma in the Moon and Sixpence with Confrontation between Love and Career
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange（ICLACE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 566
EP  - 570
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220706.107
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220706.107
ID  - Yang2022
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