The Moon and Sixpence
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–16 Chapters 17–42 Chapters 43–58
Themes
All Themes Art and Beauty Society vs. Authenticity Women vs. Men Morality Mind vs. Body
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Characters
All Characters Charles Strickland The Narrator Dirk Stroeve Blanche Stroeve Mrs. Strickland Ata Tiaré Johnson Robert Strickland Colonel MacAndrew Mrs. MacAndrew
Symbols
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Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Flashbacks Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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The Moon and Sixpence

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W. Somerset Maugham
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