The Theories of Maugham and Woolf

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This paper is a comparative analysis of W. Somerset Maugham's novel "Of Human Bondage" and Virginia Woolf's book "To the Lighthouse." The author explains how each work presents a unique perspective on the purpose of the human existence evidenced through an assessment of literary approaches and biographical influences. Also considered are the literary styles, outlooks towards death and main characters.

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"The history of English literature can be said to resemble the lineage of a family tree. As generations pass, innovative ideologies are birthed and literature offshoots into new schools of thought. While each green branch is unique in its own right, it is also indebted to all those that came before. Hence, in this way no writer is ever wholly inventive or original. Consequently, authors Virginia Woolf and W. Somerset Maugham have more in common than either would admit to."

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