This story is based on the life of French painter, Paul Gauguin. The hero is called Charles Strickland. He is a seemingly ordinary broker, until at the age of forty he leaves his wife and child to go to Paris to become a painter. He meets a Dutch painter who helps him, but then he seduces the painter's wife and deserts her. She commits suicide.
Strickland leaves Paris and eventually goes to Tahiti, where he lives with a native woman and their children. He continues painting and finally contracts leprosy. As a final act he paints his last masterpiece on the walls of his hut. His last wish is that the hut be burned down. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1900-1920's Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - society Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - France Island? Yes Island: - Pacific Islands Writing Style Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |