Summary Pleasure Reading 1

Martin Eden.

Summary 1.

Martin Eden is a 21-year-old sailor, as a result of an accidental opportunity, he meets Ruth, falls in love with her, and with her family, her life. In order to match Ruth he works hard. He reads a plethora of books. Ruth helps him to study writing. Martin writes 40 drafts circling unceasingly throughout in various magazine company. He doesn't understand why his own works aren't accepted, but these have a liking for the spiritless thing always. 

Summary Individual Reading - 6

The Moon and Sixpence.

  It is Tiare who introduced Dr. Coutras to Crabbe. The doctor reveals Strickland's lst years that died of leprosy. Ata consider herself to be separated from the other people and decides her husband should live with her in isolation too. Anyway Dr. Coutras is allowed to have a visits to them. Several years later the doctor has a chance to visit them again and founds out Strickland is dead. The walls of the house inside are painted with Strickland's hand, it seems to the doctor so mysterious. Nevertheless Coutras feels such a great impression being recognized a kind of a genius in Strickland. 

  As the matter of fact Strickland himself makes him whole soul to penetrate into his last masterpiece. He releases the demon that has possessed him for many many years. Ata as she promised burns the house down after Strickland's death.

  As the result the narrator comes back to London and meets Mrs. Strickland, Strickland's ex-wife. The narrator founds out she has many of the reproductions of Strickland's paintings. Mrs. Strickland has grown-up children. For some unstated reason the narrator remembers Strickland's horrible death. Anyway his death is not in vain.

  

    

Summary Individual Reading - 5

The Moon and Sixpence.

Time passes by and Crabbe gets to Tahiti. Right there Stricland spend several years of his artistic life and finally becomes a famous person. Crabbe meets Nichols there. He is a captain who tells the conditions they lived with Strickland in the Marseille port. The captian also tells about Strickland's fleeing from Tough Bill's revenge. Some people in Tahiti deserve to call Strickland a tramp. Anyway they have sad feeling about Strickland's works that can be bought for a huge amount of money.

The story teller settles in the Tahitian hotel for a while. It is seventeen year old girl Ata who tells the narrator that she knows Strickland enough. The fact is that Strickland spends his three years in a happy way. He continues to paint.

Summary Individual Reading - 4

The Moon and Sixpence.

Some time later after it was Stroeve who reports about his decision to come back home to the Netherlands. Anyway he also reports that he saw Strickland after the wife's death. Meanwhile dirk says he founds a Strickland's picture in the studio, it's not a secret anymore that Blanche is depictedin it in the nude way. So the burst of jealousy comes as he wants to destroy the picture.

As a result here comes the month that passes by while Crabbe meets Strickland. He doesn't feel remorse at all for the death of Blanche. And as a result Strickland feels no pity for destroyed life of Stroeve. He has never wanted to separate Blanche and Stroeve but to use Blanche as an artist's model. He is not interested in women at all. Fluently Strickland decides to show the paintings by him to Crabbe. The effect of it has a strong impression on the narrator in a certain way. Paintings are so ugly for him. Anyway there's something interesting and touchy in it. Crabbe has never seen him again.

Summary Individual Reading - 3

The Moon and Sixpence.

12-24 chapters.
The story continues when Strickland and the story teller have some drink and they also have a nice talk. Strickland agrees with the fact he won't return to his wife as he doesn't love her and his children. The only desire he has is painting and the desire has been growing since he left his wife. The fact is that the author is very shoked, even frightened to see Strickland's answers strict and simple. The story teller leaves Paris and drive to Mrs Strickland to tell her everything he knows. Stricland's wife was shocked so much as she doesn't even know the reason that caused this idea to settle in Strickland's mind. Now she hates him from this very moment.

Summary Individual Reading - 2

The Moon and Sixpence.
6-12 chapters.

The author leaves his place and only comes back in autumn. When he is away Strickland leaves his family in order to move away to Paris. He has a girl as his companion. This event makes Strickland's wife ask the narrator to drive to Paris and find her husband. She wants him to come back home being dissapointed and strongly depressed. The story teller agrees and finally he finds Strickland in the hotel located in the suburbs. Strickland suggests him to have a drink. 

Summary Individual Reading - 1

The Moon and Sixpence.

1-6 chapters.

The author involves us into the world of Charles Strickland, the main character. The story teller is invited to have a breakfast with Strikland and his wife. The latter invites unusual people as a rule to their place. Anyway Strickland is quite far from literature and he is considered to be a kind of a boring person. At first sight it is really so as Strickland is seemed to be dull, ordinary but honest in a certain way. Neverthelessto have a chat with him is hardly possible.