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英国文学选读期末论文
An Interpretation of the Veil in William Somerest Maugham’s The Painted Veil
1. Introduction
William Somerest Maugham(25 January 1874-16 December 1965) who is a famous British novelist, playwright and short story writer was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. He wrote many notable novels, including Of Human Bondage (1915), The Moon and Sixpences (1919), Cakes and Ale(1930) and The Razor’s Edge(1944). His works mainly talks about family, love and the twists in marriage n upper class, and has the sense of satire.
The Painted Veil which was written in 1925 by Maugham was one of the popular works. It is story about tolerance and love between husband and wife. Kitty is a beautiful British woman, and Walter Fane is an English middle-class, lackluster bacteriologist. Kitty married with Walter quickly. However, Kitty Accepted Walter’s proposal not for love, but to rebel against her mother, which means that she is irresponsible to marriage. Kitty born lively and Walters silence often dampened her enthusiasm. And their interests were totally different, so her marriage was not happiness. Kitty met Hongkong assistant Chief Secretary Charley Dowson who had married and had three sons. She was seduced by his appearance, and then she had an affair with him. After Walter knew her disloyalty, he started to revenge her. Walter forced Kitty to go to a remote town with him – Mei Tanhu, where a serious cholera epidemic spread crazily. Walter healed the sick, clean up the city, and strained every nerve to let people drink water clean. There, he made him very busy and ignored Kitty. There, they both experienced a lot and gradually understood each other and accepted each other again. However, when they started to live another life, Walter died of a serious cholera.
2. An Interpretation of the Veil
From the beginning to the end, there is no scene that related to veil, but why is the story called The Painted Veil? What
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