Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham The Women in Philip 's life In the novel Of Human Bondage, the main character, Philip Carey, has a myriad of people whom are very influential in his life. William Somerset Maugham portrays Philip as having three women in his life that are of great importance to Philip 's character. These three women are Mildred Rogers, Norah Nesbit, and Sally Athelny. Mildred is a negative influence on Philip whereas the other two women serve as positive influences in

Of Human bondage and Frankenstein share a similarity in the way Christianity shapes the development of the central characters. In Of Human Bondage the protagonist Philip, is brought up with religion because his caretaker Mr. William Carey is a Vicar. Philips upbringing was very confined and in ridged terms of church doctrine. The fear of eternal damnation functioned as Philips moral compass through this youth, guiding him to act a certain timid manor. Upon reaching adulthood he finds himself unable

Of Human Bondage is, as we all know, written from Philip's point of view, and therefore we sympathize with Philip, care about what goes on his life, and even feel attached to him. But, if the story had been written from say, Mildred's point of view, we may not feet the same about Philip. Chances are, his characterization would be completely different because of how Mildred views him, and we would probably grow to dislike Philip as much as we learned to dislike Mildred. Many have heard the saying

the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor's Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the contemporary social order, he is critical of the morals and the narrow-mindedness. Realistic portrayal of life, keen character observation, and interesting

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«Life is full of compensations» Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1966), a well-known English novelist, short-story writer, playwright and essayist, was the son of a British diplomat. He was born in 1874 in Paris and educated at King's School in Canterbury, studied painting in Paris, went to Heidelberg University in Germany and studied to be a doctor at St. Thomas Hospital in England. Although Somerset

narrator is incapable of being surprised himself or herself and we find this not to be the case in this story. I believe the author intended to do this in order to make Death appear mysterious, yet also familiar to the reader. Once Death is given human elements, like the ability to be surprised, it gives the illusion that one can cheat death. I find it rather peculiar that in this tale we are led to believe that Death was very easily recognizable. The servant knew immediately that the woman that

The demand that this question has put before me is to analyze psychological complexities of Herbert, protagonist of the story “The Kite” written by W. Somerset Maugham. In order to focus on this element, my argument will dilate upon events and factors that shaped what Lacan had called “I-ness”. This story revolves around a family consisting of husband, wife and a son Herbert. Mrs. Sunbury, Herbert’s mother, had always controlled her son and when he fell in love with Betty, she played very thriftily

20th century. He wrote many novels, plays and short stories, many of those were admired as master pieces. It drew attention of the critics and readers due to its multi-dimensional aspects, which offered entertainment including the serious issues of human life, for that matter it resulted in being popular fiction of the time. His popularity urged many critics to analyze his work from different dimensions. The critics discussed his works with the advantage to explore the qualities of writer as well as

it, Isabel. You gave him up for a square-cut diamond and a sable coat’” (207). This entire time that she had been wondering whether or not Larry is a virgin (which he most definitely is not) and lusting after him ardently (“I have never seen on a human countenance such a hungry concupiscence as I saw then on hers...she was conscious of nothing but the hand, lying along the rim so negligently, that filled her with frantic desire” (189).) she had acquired a husband and two children who she channeled