The Stars
The Stars was a novel by Somerset Maugham, published in 1919. The novel tells the story of a young Bronte in the early 20th century. Her works and love life were influenced by the society and environment at that time. The novel focuses on Bronte's personal experiences, showing the contradictions and problems in British society, culture, morality, marriage, family and so on. The novel mainly narrates the emotional entanglement and writing dilemma that Bronte faced when she wrote The Chains of Human Nature, as well as the emotional entanglement between her and Paul Gauguin. In addition, the novel also depicted the social style and people's lifestyle at that time. It showed many problems in British society in the early 20th century, such as industrial revolution, scientific and technological progress, social class, moral values, etc. The novel takes Bronte's personal experience as the main thread, and through her works and emotional life, it shows the contradictions and problems in British society, culture, morality, marriage, family and so on. It also takes the life experience and emotional experience of an ordinary woman as a clue to explore the significance and value of feminism and female literature.
