The painted veil book kitty and walters

We follow kittys hurried and embarrassed marriage to walter, then whistle through her seduction by townsend in order to get back up to date, to. Painted veil because it was one of the few somerset maugham books i never. The painted veil is one of the most emotionally honest books ive ever read. The painted veil is a 1925 novel by british author w. Kitty, much to the chagrin of her mother, has declined marriage proposal from quite a few prospective gentlemen. The novel was first published in serialised form in five issues of cosmopolitan november 1924 march 1925. Gender, sexuality, and history in the painted veil. Kitty, as a beautiful, young girl is used to a lot of attention since childhood. Somerset maugham the painted veil see other formats. The title is taken from percy bysshe shelley s sonnet, which begins lift not the painted veil which those who live call life. These are some of the profound questions that somerset maughams the painted veil raises. Somerset maugham, 9780099286875, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The painted veil is the story of the beautiful, but lovestarved kitty fane.

This is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young english couple, walter fane edward norton, a middle class doctor and kitty naomi watts, an upperclass woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. The painted veil vintage international and millions of other books are. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The couple, walter edward norton and kitty fane naomi watts, make a quick match. This subtle reference on his death bed serves as a further suggestion that walter seems to have intended to harm kitty by bringing her to meitanfu. Set in the late 19th century, the novels action takes place in both england and primarily china which the british had invaded at the time. Edward norton and naomi watts star as walter and kitty, an illfated couple who marry in shanghai in the 1920s. When walter discovers this, he forces kitty to accompany him to a cholera epidemic in central china. On a brief trip back to london, earnest, bookish bacteriologist walter fane edward norton is dazzled by kitty garstin naomi watts, a vain london socialite.

They do not come out of it in the end reunited by love but parted by death. Set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is. Kitty is horrified, and certain that the cholera epidemic will mean her death. In attempting to paint this painted veil as a tragic love story kitty realizes too late what a wonderful man she married the filmmakers skimp some of its more disturbing undercurrents. The painted veil summary and analysis of chapters 6271. Kitty discovers that she is pregnant and suspects that charles townsend is the father. This was nowhere to be found in the painted veil, a work that almost seemed to have been written by a different person. Furthermore, i think the emotional distance between kitty and walter seems as big as an ocean in the book. When walter discovers the relationship, he compels kitty to accompany him to a.

Walter and kitty barely spoke as they travelled by chair through the inscrutable chinese hinterland. However, one crucial point is that in the book there is no romantic journey completed by walter and kitty, as happens in the movie. The painted veil vintage international kindle edition by. In the painted veil, walter is the metaphorical dog and kitty is the man. Set in england and hong kong in the 1920s, the painted veil is the story of the beautiful but lovestarved kitty fane. The painted veil by somerset maugham books the guardian. The story follows a married british couple,walter and kitty fane. Waddington explains that walter has fallen ill with cholera and kitty must come to see him at once. The painted veil essays are academic essays for citation. The painted veil is a brilliant study of characters. The painted veil chapters 6271 summary and analysis. Story and summary the story revolves around kitty garstin, an outgoing upper middle class socialite and walter fane, an introvert bacteriologist and physician. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the painted veil by w. In the film, kitty ended up being madly in love with her husband, walter fane.