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There was sixpence all over the ground, but he looked up and saw the moon

Sixpence was the smallest unit of currency in the UK at that time, and friends joked to the author that people often overlooked sixpence when looking up at the moon. The author found this statement very interesting, so the book was called "The Moon and Sixpence", and a joke made this classic work. The moon represents a beautiful ideal, and sixpence represents the current reality.

Maugham skillfully used the mutual conversion of the first person and the Third-person pronoun to create a distance between the reader and his characters, and then used simple brushwork to describe, making us linger in enthusiasm and calm and constantly repeat the plot.

The unattainable moon, which relies on sixpence for survival, describes two different ways of life. The two are not in opposition, and can even dominate each other through efforts. After all, novels are just novels, and the protagonist, as the backbone of the family, walks at will, pursuing freedom while also carrying irresponsible responsibilities. Its behavior that goes against human ethics may only be in line with the statement "Every identity of a person is a moral kidnapping of oneself, and only by losing everything is the path to freedom

Each of us is lonely in the world. Everyone is imprisoned in an iron tower and can only rely on some symbols to convey their thoughts to others. And these symbols do not have a common value, so their meaning is vague and uncertain. We pitifully want to pass on the wealth in our hearts to others, but others do not have the ability to accept it. Therefore, we can only walk alone, although our bodies are interdependent and our hearts are not together, neither knowing nor being understood by others.

After reading, there should be a moon in your eyes. If not, it should be dark clouds temporarily covering my eyes. Read it again until you read the moonlight!

2023-07-02

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