The protagonist of twentieth-century American coming-of-age fiction, "The Catcher in the Rye," once said, "A wonderful book can make the reader want to be a friend of the author and talk to him on the phone every day." The protagonist is the most individual dropout of modern American literature, with poor grades, but loves to read, especially
The classic novel is Maugham's "The Shackles of Human Nature". However, he would not want to make friends with Maugham because "Maugham is not the kind of person I would want to call him."
. Published in 1915, it is a masterpiece of Maugham's worldwide fame.
The story chronicles the disillusionment of philip, an orphan who aspires to become an artist, in a series of disillusioned dreams. Philip lost both parents at an early age, was born with a foot deformity, and was fostered in his uncle's house. Born deformed and sent under the fence, young Philip is sensitive and inferior. He was often ridiculed and bullied at school, and even though he prayed diligently, he could not escape his mutilated fate. Philip understands that his future must be fought on his own. Soon, he decided to leave school and live for himself. However, the trials of other humanity have only just begun. Family affection, love, art, ideals, he is desperate, "more and more frustrated and courageous", how to live? What is the meaning of life? After experiencing bullying, lust, betrayal, poverty, self-abuse and other trials, Philip was crushed to the ground by fate before finally waking up: the answer lies in breaking free from the "shackles of human nature".
Maugham has had problems with stuttering since he was a child, and after the death of his parents, he began to live under the fence at a very young age. His early experiences deeply influenced his literary creation. This book is an in-depth portrayal of his bumpy childhood, and in this way he tries to release the unhappiness brought to him by the past, and uses philosophical, artistic, and religious perspectives to explore the meaning of life.
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