Later, I realized that some people are really lazy and have strong endurance, and they can turn a blind eye to their messy learning environment, but there are also some people who, in their eyes, do not trim their margins, which is what artists should look like. Similarly, I don't know if they really think so or just follow the trend. After all, even if you don't understand it, you have to admit that most artists are really slovenly all year round. Of course, this impression about artists is an unsolved mystery to me until today.
Perhaps, the master of art really behaves strangely, which is difficult for ordinary people to understand, just like Van Gogh would cut off his left ear, just like paul gauguin, a French post-impressionist painter and sculptor who is the prototype of the protagonist strickland in The Moon and Sixpence, resolutely gave up his rich life to pursue his painting ideal when he was young, even though he was down and out for half his life, he never regretted it. Perhaps, only this "quirk" is the reason why they finally realize their ideals and become famous all over the world.
The Moon and Sixpence is the second book by Mao Mu that I have read. Although I watched it for two months, it is really an excellent work. Even if I have been watching it intermittently, I have a desire to see it every time I open it. I wanted to read this book at first, but I was attracted by its special name. I have no idea what the moon has to do with sixpence. Why should the author be named after this name? Only after reading this book can we understand the meaning of the author. The moon represents lofty ideals, and sixpence represents reality. More specifically, this book mainly expresses the hero's choice in the contradiction between ideal and reality, and his wandering life after choosing ideal.
The structure and tone of this book are very clear, which can be divided into three parts: the first part is about strickland that the narrator learned when he lived in London; The second part tells the communication between the narrator and Strickland when he was in Paris. The third part tells what happened when strickland lived in Tahiti. According to the timeline, the plot of the whole novel is extremely smooth and easy to read.
Secondly, the narrative of this book has a feature. I tell the protagonist in the third person and the first person, so most of the stories about the protagonist strickland in the book are based on what I have heard. Therefore, the article also mentioned that some plots are not necessarily facts. Even if I write about my personal contact with Strickland, my evaluation of Strickland is mostly subjective. In other words, the reader's understanding of Strickland may not really be Strickland. After all, no one knows what he thinks. There is no psychological description of strickland in this book. I have to praise Mao Mu for his excellent writing style. After all, from the public point of view, even though strickland is indeed a great artist, he is really a selfish and shallow guy. Writing with him as the first protagonist will be criticized by some morality. Telling his story in the first person is both objective and avoids this problem. ?
Finally, the Moon and Sixpence are much more elegant and vivid than ideal and reality. The ideal is really as far away as the moon. It is good to see many readers longing for the moon, but don't be blinded by the moon. Don't be desperate for your ideal. After all, dreams will wake up one day, so keep your feet on the ground. You know, sixpence is our real life.
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