This excerpt is chapter 41 of the famous work "The Moon and Sixpence" by English

writer William Somerset Maugham, published in 1919. The chapter opens with the
character "I" going to his house with Strickland. Here, they have a dialogue with each
other - the narrator recounts the havoc Strickland has caused in the lives of the
Stroeves family and Strickland confronts the narrator with his harsh outlook about the
world. Strickland also did not show any remorse for what he did to Dirk's family, nor
did he think that he was the cause of the death of Blanche (Dirk's wife). This made the
character "I" extremely surprised. After talking with Strickland, his friend - the
character "I", learned the story of Blanche, who had a miserable life when she was
seduced by another man and had a child before meeting and marrying her. kiss with
Dirk. At the same time, Blanche herself arrives and voluntarily wants to paint a nude
painting and Strickland comments that she was stupid to commit suicide in such a
terrible way (with acid). Through the two men's conversations and after many
arguments, we see that Strickland is a true artist who doesn't care about anything else,
including other people's views of him. Even for him, women are just a tool to satisfy
his passion, he only cares about his paintings and his ability to complete them..