The Moon And Sixpence Themes

This Study Guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Moon And Sixpence.

The Moon And Sixpence Themes

This Study Guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Moon And Sixpence.
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The novel falls into four parts, each one centered in an important location: London, Paris, Marseilles, and Tahiti. In London, Strickland is dull; in Paris, he is defiant; in Marseille, he is enduring and patient (having almost no money and being reduced to menial jobs, when he can find them); and, in Tahiti, he is happy, fulfilled, and (in his own way) successful.

Critics have noted that Maugham was struck by the importance of location; Strickland finds Tahiti a sort of paradise.

The minor character Dr. Abraham (in what must be viewed as a literary aside) gives up everything to live in Alexandria, Egypt, because he believes that this is where his life must be lived. Setting does play a part in a great number of Maugham's texts (especially the area of Oceania, which fascinated him), and in The Moon and Sixpence it is used to underscore the...

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