Inhuman Bondage
Inhuman Bondage
The plot of this book is one man’s struggle to find himself in a cruel world. He faces many obstacles including being orphaned, handicapped, unsure religion and a hopeless romantic. Toward the beginning of the book he may come off to some as an unlikeable self pitying snob but by the end of the book you are hoping for the best for him and proud of him for pulling threw. He ends up making genuine friends and finding true love. Because of the wide range of the book there is no specific thesis, but instead the main idea of the story is to show and explain how times were during American slavery and the findings of historians and economists. The title of the story has everything to do with the enslavement of human spirit because …show more content…
The time frame of this book is 1885 to around 1905. Maugham’s of Human Bondage is about a boy name Phillip Carey who was a clubfoot orphan. After his mom dies when he was 9 and his father’s death six months earlier, he goes to live with his aunt and uncle. They are non parents and inconsiderate to his feelings and pay him little attention. His aunt tried to take over the place of his mother but his uncle was the exact opposite. He goes against his uncle’s way of religion but is kind of confused on what he does and does not believe in. He also becomes very fond of reading novels. This book takes place in England, Germany and France. Philip is sent to boarding school to become a clergymen but he hates his school because it is hard to fit in due to his shyness and handicap. He does make one really good friend, a boy named Rose, but due to his insecurities the relationship is ended. At the age of 18 he left England to explore his career options in Germany. He wanted to study arts and accountancy but after failed attempts he returned to England. He decided to study his father’s profession Medicine. He falls madly in love with a woman, Mildred, but she does not return the same love for him. She is a conniving slutty waitress and put him through hell. She later becomes a prostitute but he can’t help but love her anyway. Everyone talks about her constant infidelity and finally he is ready to move on from her. Not long
The plot of this book is one man’s struggle to find himself in a cruel world. He faces many obstacles including being orphaned, handicapped, unsure religion and a hopeless romantic. Toward the beginning of the book he may come off to some as an unlikeable self pitying snob but by the end of the book you are hoping for the best for him and proud of him for pulling threw. He ends up making genuine friends and finding true love. Because of the wide range of the book there is no specific thesis, but instead the main idea of the story is to show and explain how times were during American slavery and the findings of historians and economists. The title of the story has everything to do with the enslavement of human spirit because …show more content…
The time frame of this book is 1885 to around 1905. Maugham’s of Human Bondage is about a boy name Phillip Carey who was a clubfoot orphan. After his mom dies when he was 9 and his father’s death six months earlier, he goes to live with his aunt and uncle. They are non parents and inconsiderate to his feelings and pay him little attention. His aunt tried to take over the place of his mother but his uncle was the exact opposite. He goes against his uncle’s way of religion but is kind of confused on what he does and does not believe in. He also becomes very fond of reading novels. This book takes place in England, Germany and France. Philip is sent to boarding school to become a clergymen but he hates his school because it is hard to fit in due to his shyness and handicap. He does make one really good friend, a boy named Rose, but due to his insecurities the relationship is ended. At the age of 18 he left England to explore his career options in Germany. He wanted to study arts and accountancy but after failed attempts he returned to England. He decided to study his father’s profession Medicine. He falls madly in love with a woman, Mildred, but she does not return the same love for him. She is a conniving slutty waitress and put him through hell. She later becomes a prostitute but he can’t help but love her anyway. Everyone talks about her constant infidelity and finally he is ready to move on from her. Not long