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Sixpence" -

William
Somerset
Maugham
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to the
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move to Paris, Rome, and finally, Tahiti. The workdescribe

an
who
originally
ordinary London Charles
stockbroker Strickland,
suddenly fell
into the
magic ofart, abandoned hiswife
andchildren, allamdonatedetailer
tatterof the, and
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A mentioned the character is Strickland. Mrs.
->
before,
the
main

not a
believes Charles lefther another which
for isn'ttrue.
woman,
London mute Strickland
Gabbe, a
young
writer in
through
hiswife. After Charles leaves, Crabbe also moves to Paris, discovering
thatthe new found artist is with Dirk, another that
friends painter
worships Strickland'stalent, even if Gabbe finds it disappointing.
↳
doesn't
with
Stricklandicklich
Blanche
Bikewanttohelp anche
dumps her
is
suicide->
gets Charles ->
-

Grabbe talk to strickland who

is
ignorant
completely
Charles Tahiti-maries Aita->
ickt blind
poverty->
is in

hot paints
until his death- Aite bus s

narrate
STYLISTIC DEVICES firstperson
Pointofviex GEORGECRABBE, often left
-

in the dark, little

known about
him
GENRE-movel
Tone of the novel balanced and sympathetic
-

Protagonist& Antagonist-> C. Strickland

 conflict - desire be
to a
great artist
and society's values thathe constantly
transgresses
Climax- death,
completion ofhismasterpiece
-SHADOWING Blanch'sdeath -

TIRE MOON idealistic form DiRk:

I
bad
"Something's
-
-

art of
SIXPENCE currency
-
-
and
m
aboutto
happen"
PARADOX Narrator'sdistants Strickland
for as
-

artist
fascination
& as an
person
a

soakamaratan
Strickand is
him. passing
CONCLUSION -

interesting read about

an artistic obsession and a tormented man