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On The Concept About Freedom Of Maugham

Posted on:2011-12-03Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y LvFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330332461670Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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British novelist William Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham 1874-1965) goes through the 19th century to the 20th century's turbulent transition period. The change during the turn of the century, people in the values and ideological beliefs have changed. And Maugham in this complex era, has always maintained their own independent thinking. He explored between tradition and modernity, to seek the real road to freedom and the ultimate meaning of life, the traditional narrative storytelling approach to the 20th century struggle faced by people living and presents the state of contradiction. Maugham's writing covers drama, fiction, prose, essays and other fields. Novel and short story is considered a high achievement.Maugham's personal experience of more twists and turns, had lost their childhood, parents, foster home, his uncle, the lack of warmth and love. The stuttering defects and are in short form to promote Somerset Maugham and sensitive long-term psychological inferiority. Maugham's many unfortunate marriage life experience, and dubious sexual orientation issues brought many difficulties to Maugham. Career, Maugham has experienced the change from medicine. And this became a doctor's career, together with its Maugham sensitive character, let him always observe the society and life in a calm, objective manner to present the facts or analysis of the community.This article has been concerned about the issue of Maugham Outlook of freedom. Compared to previous research, this paper does not remain in the Maugham's analysis of characters, but through the character image to reflect the creative intention of Maugham I, and his own Character for Zhexie evaluation. Maugham's works are read materials on a wide range of subject matter, this article focused on several of his chosen representative of the long and short stories analysis aimed at characters in the novel through the analysis of the image, and the subject of deep mining, to refined sort out Somerset Maugham's freedom. In addition, I gave up the Christian faith Maugham, and in later exposed to a Hindu, and Hindu teachings much agree. He believes that his life-long pursuit of absolute freedom to be the realm, the Hindu practice of yoga can be achieved. Therefore, this paper, the Hindu and Christian teachings and the important points were compared, as Somerset Maugham described the Concept of Liberty background.This paper is divided into three chapters. The first chapter outlines the concept of Maugham's freedom, freedom of the bound three factors, the final state of the freedom to pursue the course of Maugham, and draw conclusions.The second chapter of the Christian doctrine and teachings in the Hindu concept of God, to seek relief in the way and the secular view of life in these three areas were compared. Because Maugham's own religion has a deep feeling, he grew up in the priest's family, and always feels religious sustenance. He eventually abandoned Christianity, but to a Hindu, though he did not join the Hindu church, but through the "Blade" Larry the characters in the expression of the Somerset Maugham inner yearning for Hinduism.The third chapter analyzes the concept of freedom of the uniqueness of Maugham. Maugham goes through the 19th century and the turn of the 20th century era of turbulence, but also experienced realism, modernism and postmodernism baptism of the three schools. His view of freedom is profound and unique, not only the negative side, there are positive side. No matter how real change, Maugham is always in a low-key attitude to understand the reality, but his thoughts still cling to the meaning of life and freedom to explore the realm. His heart of hearts the consciousness of the blood flowing.In pursuit of freedom of the road Maugham, sorry about the point is that Maugham himself inferiority sensitive personality, combined with stuttering defects, in Maugham's own life, he suffered all kinds of bondage and pain, but ultimately did not let himself ideal state of freedom. However, Maugham deep excavation for the human spirit of freedom and human exploration of the world also have a profound enlightenment.
Keywords/Search Tags:Maugham, Freedom, Relief, Hinduism, Christianity, Humanity
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