william somerset maugham the moon and sixpence

Living in this world, we should remember, beyond the material world, there is a more fascinating spiritual world, which is like the moon in the sky above, not dazzling, but giving us hope. There are only a few people in the world who can live up to their ideals, and Craned is one of them. So he made a brave decision and escaped from his normal life. He thought it was not worth it for people to waste their short lives on boring social activities. Before setting off to seek his new life,he had tried his best and led an ordinary life. To some one, Crane was foolish to abandon his wife and children.

Many people gradually lost their moon in the pursuit of sixpence.

The moon represents the ideals, and sixpence represents the harsh reality. This book tells us that the most important thing in life is to remember what you want. It was not until I closed the book that I understood the words in it,“The ground was full of sixpence, but he looked up and saw the moon”. But even so, I couldn't help going on reading. I hated his arrogance in speaking, his bigotry, and his indifference to his friends who helped him. To be honest, at the beginning, I thought Crane was being irrational. One day he is suddenly possessed by art, gives up his comfortable life, and goes to the Pacific island of Tahiti, putting the value of life into canvas. The protagonist,Craned, is a successful insurance broker. Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, whose life was the source material for this healing and realistic book. The writer, William Somerset Maugham, was inspired by the French post After reading, I came to realise that it was a book about human nature. Moved by this film, I went to read the book which shares the same name with it. Two years ago, I watched a film called The Moon and Sixpence. “The moon was dream and faith, and sixpence was reality, and though his feet were covered with sixpence, he could see the moon.” 原标题：书香校园|With Books to a Wider World-高一创新Enjoy Reading Enjoy Life活动

William somerset maugham the moon and sixpence