The image of China in The Painted Veil by Maugham is complicated and diversified.On the one hand,it predicts numerous representative sceneries of the Chinese village,unveiling the exotic natural sceneries of China.Mor...The image of China in The Painted Veil by Maugham is complicated and diversified.On the one hand,it predicts numerous representative sceneries of the Chinese village,unveiling the exotic natural sceneries of China.Moreover,the spirit of Taoism is stated in the novel,unveiling the mysterious culture of Chinese’concern about the harmony of man and nature,which displays Maugham’s admiration for Chinese exotic flavors.On the other hand,China is depicted as poor and undeveloped,a country stricken by epidemic diseases and opium smokers.This article aims to analyze the factors affecting Maugham’s images of China from the subjective and objective perspectives.Chapter two profoundly explores the significant influence of Maugham’s life experience,religious belief and personal values on his individual images of China.Chapter three expounds the effective factors of social thoughts and economy.From the exploration,it is apparent that the formation of the image of China in The Painted Veil is firstly influenced by the life experience,individual values and religious belief of Maugham.Literary writing is actually a miniature and indirect representation of the author’s life experience.展开更多
文摘The image of China in The Painted Veil by Maugham is complicated and diversified.On the one hand,it predicts numerous representative sceneries of the Chinese village,unveiling the exotic natural sceneries of China.Moreover,the spirit of Taoism is stated in the novel,unveiling the mysterious culture of Chinese’concern about the harmony of man and nature,which displays Maugham’s admiration for Chinese exotic flavors.On the other hand,China is depicted as poor and undeveloped,a country stricken by epidemic diseases and opium smokers.This article aims to analyze the factors affecting Maugham’s images of China from the subjective and objective perspectives.Chapter two profoundly explores the significant influence of Maugham’s life experience,religious belief and personal values on his individual images of China.Chapter three expounds the effective factors of social thoughts and economy.From the exploration,it is apparent that the formation of the image of China in The Painted Veil is firstly influenced by the life experience,individual values and religious belief of Maugham.Literary writing is actually a miniature and indirect representation of the author’s life experience.
