英语课堂演示ppt-小说《月亮与六便士》推荐.pptx

1、Moon and sixpencec is one of the three long masterpiece written by British novelist William Somerset Maugham in 1919.Maugham is known as the Maupassant of England.He wrote a lot of books and had achievements in addition to the fields of poetry.He was one of the most popular novelists in the first ha

2、lf of the twentieth Century.His works had a considerable number of readers in all levels.In this novel,Maugham used the first person narrative technique,narrated the whole story.This novel,with a vivid plot,a profound words in the literary sensation,people had rushed to see after the advent of it.Th

3、e protagonist is a writer,met Stricklands family which looked like very happy,but Mr.Strickland always seem to lack vitality.Soon after,he left the family and went to Paris to find his art firmly.Begining of the storyThe protagonist found Mr.Strickland,tried to persuade him to change mind,but Mr.Str

4、ickland refused his offer.Mr.Stricklands wife couldnt accept the fact that he left in tears all day.ThenFive years later,the protagonist found that Mr.Strickland still immersed in his dreams with no regrets even he had lived in extremely poverty.In the process of the pursuit of art,his talent has gr

5、adually been recognized.Later,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 alraedy had three children,spent three years of happiness.

6、LaterFinally,Mr.Stricklands 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.Despite protagonist felt regret,he still understand Mr.Stricklands pursuitand from his painting.E

7、ndInfluencesThere are many roles choose to pick up six pence and a lot of roles struggling between the moon and six pence,but theres so few roles like Strickland that Maugham portrayed in the book who had 100%of the courage to choose dreams and never look back.Always refer to the society,this is the mission of the novel.Is to look up at the moon,or bow to pick up a six pence,this is a choice about dream and reality.Thank you