Abstract

The novel The Moon and Sixpence written by Maugham shows great narrative techniques, which can be seen from the narrative perspective and the space narrative perspective. It demonstrates the transformation of the protagonist from an average person to an artist. It lets the reader examine the work with a calm and objective view. Meanwhile, the use of space narrative promotes the development of the story with the change of the four dwellings of the protagonist. In addition, the author uses verbal irony and situational irony. 

Key words: The Moon and Sixpence, narrative perspective, narrator, space narrative, irony

CONTENTS

中文摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction . 1

2. Narrative Perspective in The Moon and Sixpence.3

2.1 The first-person narrator “I” .3

  2.2 Narrator as a Bystander and Witness. 6

2.3 Space narrative.8

3. Irony as a Way of Social Criticism11

4. Conclusion . 13

Works Cited  . 14