The life experience of the protagonist in "The Moon and Sixpence"
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Ordinary London life
Strickland was initially a successful stockbroker, living a seemingly comfortable and conventional life in London with a wife and two children.
The Call of Art
At the age of forty, Strickland suddenly realized his deep desire for painting. Without notifying his family in advance, he gave up his stable job and family, went to Paris alone, and was determined to become a painter.
The Struggle of Paris
When Strickland first arrived in Paris, he was penniless and lived in extreme poverty. He lived in a dilapidated attic, enduring hunger and cold every day, but still persisted in painting.
Strickland's personality became even more cold and reclusive during this period, refusing any form of sympathy or help, and only focusing on his own artistic creation.
He made contact with Dirk Stroeve, a kind Dutch painter. Stroeve had tried to help Strickland on several occasions, even allowing Strickland to stay in his home.
Love and betrayal
Strickland develops a relationship with Strove's wife Blanche, which leads to the breakup of the Strove family and Blanche's eventual suicide.
Strickland did not show much emotional fluctuation in this relationship, as he seemed to care more about his artistic pursuits.
Tahiti's Utopia
Strickland finally left Paris and went to Tahiti in the South Pacific, where he found his heaven of artistic creation.
On Tahiti, Strickland met Tehura and married her, having children. The primitive culture on the island inspired his creative inspiration, and he completed many great paintings here.
Strickland established an idyllic life full of art and natural beauty on Tahiti, and his paintings reached unprecedented heights.
Tragic ending
Strickland later contracted leprosy, which caused him to lose his vision and eventually go completely blind. Before losing his sight, he created his greatest work - a mural depicting his ideal world.
Strickland demanded that the mural be burned after his death, ensuring that it would not fall into the eyes of the world. In the end, he died of complications from leprosy.
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