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In literary and film and television works, there are many works that bravely reflect gay love, such as Bai Xianyong's "Sinner" and Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain". However, whether fictional or real, homosexuality still faces challenges in society. Even homosexuals themselves often feel inferior and ashamed. Bai Xianyong publicly admitted his homosexuality in 1988, and his touching love story with his same-sex partner Wang Guoxiang touched many people and changed people's concept of homosexual love.
However, not all homosexuals are blessed and revered as Bai Xianyong. In the West, there is also a literary giant who also shares the same sexual orientation, but he is not as happy as Bai Xianyong. This writer was the English novelist Maugham. Maugham has been hiding his homosexuality for fear of being blamed by society. His story is full of twists and turns.
Maugham was born in 1874 to a middle-class family. He had a happy childhood, but the death of his mother at the age of eight left him with a lifetime of shadows. Maugham's emotions were profoundly influenced by his mother, and in terms of sexual orientation, he also had special feelings for women in his childhood. However, he realized early on his attraction to men.
After his mother's death, Maugham was sent to the house of his priest's uncle, but the uncle treated him coldly, which deepened his loneliness and pain. He has stuttering problems and difficulty communicating, so he becomes precocious, sensitive and vulnerable. Maugham's first experience occurred with a literature lover named Brooks, whose relationship was brief but intense, and later Maugham deeply regretted it and criticized Brooks in the novel.
Throughout his life, Maugham struggled to maintain a normal appearance, especially in relationships with women, in order to avoid social accusations. He even got promiscuous and even contracted STDs to prove his "normality". However, Maugham has been suffering inwardly over his abnormal sexual orientation. Maugham joined the Red Cross rescue team during World War I and met Gerard, a homosexual, and the two began a relationship that lasted three decades. Gerard's charm was irresistible to Maugham, who became an integral part of Maugham's life.
Gerard's relationship with Maugham is full of twists and turns, and although Gerard has abused Maugham's love, Maugham's feelings for him are sincere. Maugham tolerated Gerard's shortcomings and even felt extreme sadness after Gerard's death. However, his relationship also caused him a lot of pain, especially when Gerard was drinking and gambling. Maugham's emotional fluctuations were affected by good or bad relationships, and this emotion continued until Gerard's death.
After Gerard's death, Allen became Maugham's secretary and lover. Although the relationship between the two is not as tense as Maugham and Gerard, there are still twists and turns. Allen provides Maugham with a comfortable life, but Maugham is rude to him. Despite this, Allen served Maugham selflessly until Maugham's death. However, his actions also led to social accusations, especially in a lawsuit in which Maugham's reputation was damaged.
Throughout his life, Maugham struggled to hide his homosexuality in order to maintain his social image. Despite his great literary achievements, he paid a huge price emotionally. He went through twists and turns in his life and finally realized that the meaning of life is a pattern woven by himself, and should not be subject to social prejudices. If he lived today, perhaps he would be more courageous to express his true feelings and no longer hide his homosexuality.
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