1. Charles Strickland - The Moon and Sixpence
... Strickland as a human being as he is selfish, cruel, pitiless and cynical. But, on the other hand, the reader worships him as a talented artist, a creator of beauty. His passionate devotion to art arouses our admiration. Strickland as a character Charles Strickland lived obscurely. He made enemies rather than friends ... ate with appetite, but was indifferent to what he ate; to him it was only food that he devoured to still the pangs of hunger; and when no food was to be had he seemed capable of doing without. He was a sensual man, and yet was indifferent to ... conflict of (by ordinary...
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- Grade Level: High School