Elliot surrounds himself with people of the highest social class and successful artists, writers etc. Although he is born and raised in the USA, he moves to Paris, for, according to him, it is the only one place for a civilized man like him. Elliot TempletonĮlliot Templeton is an uncle of Isabel, a successful art dealer and the biggest snob.
Only when she finds out that she is ill, she asks Isabel to make up her mind. She doesn’t want Isabel to waste her time for waiting for Larry, but accepts her daughter’s wish. She is extremely contemporary woman who doesn’t suppress her daughter’s will. Her obsession with Larry is so strong that she does everything possible to prevent him from marrying Sophie. Although Larry is her only one true love, she is quite happy to be married to Gray Maturin. She decides to break off the engagement, when she comes to a conclusion that Larry is not going to stop his “loafing” and be like the rest of her male friends. A reader sees the story through his eyes. Like Larry, he is also fond of travelling and does it a lot. He is an Englishman and a quite successful writer. Maugham, is also a participant of the story. Larry felt that he was arrogant and needed knowledge, experience and answers.
Unlike other young men, he didn’t want to go into business and make money. In spite of the fact that Larry returned almost safe and sound, only injured, his friends and a girlfriend, Isabel Bradley, sensed that something was wrong with him. When the First World War was over, he came back home. At the age of sixteen, he ran away from home to Canada to be a pilot. Larry Darell is the protagonist of the novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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