Individual Reading №2

Chapters 11-20

On the way to Paris the narrator began to feel his mission difficult and hopeless because he had seen Mr. Strickland a few times and thought he had no rights to discuss Charles’ personal life. The man expected to find him in a fashionable hotel; however, the address brought him in a cheap one. Their meeting was not successful because Mr. Strickland refused to return. Moreover, the narrator was confused by Charles’ relation to his wife and children because the man did think about them and was not interested in their future at all. The narrator was informed about Charles’ desire to become an artist and start to draw. Mrs. Strickland perceived this information through hate to the husband and decided not to apologize him ever. Her sister took caring about the children and Mr. Strickland had to provide money only for her.

After five years the narrator left London to Paris and saw Charles again. It happened after the narrator’s meeting with his old friend Dirk Stroeve. In his opinion, Dick was not a talented artist but he sold his pictures successfully. The narrator did not like commonness in his art and tedious style of drawing. Dirk told him about Charles and the narrator came to see the latter. Charles had changed; he did not seem as a successful artist because of his appearance. The narrator noticed a lack of money. Dick recognized Charles’ pictures original and interesting and Charles himself as a man with great talent.