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LEXICAL MEANS OF CREATING A PORTRAIT OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN W. S. MAUGHAM’S NOVEL «THE MOON AND SIXPENCE»

Sartaeva L. I.  (Candidate of Sciences in Pedagogy, Assistant professor, Kuban State University (Krasnodar) )

Bakumenko O. N.  (Candidate of Sciences in Philology, Assistant professor, Kuban State University (Krasnodar) )

The article makes an attempt to identify and analyze the lexical means of creating a portrait of the main character in S. Maugham’s novel “The Moon and Sixpence”. The research uses methods of analysis and synthesis, observation and description. The portrait characteristics of Charles Strickland on behalf of the narrator and a minor character are revealed. It is noted that when creating the portrait of the main character, nouns of the thematic groups “body” and “clothes” are most often used, which are combined with other nouns, as well as adjectives, participles or participial phrases, allowing the writer to detail the images and present the appearance of the hero at different stages of his life. It is proved that portraits of Strickland are evaluative. All the lexical units involved fulfill the functions of evaluation, the evaluative character is especially noticeable in the use of comparisons.

Keywords:character portrait, portrait characteristics, lexical means, portrait vocabulary, personalized narrator, author's style, “The Moon and Sixpence”.

 

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Citation link:
Sartaeva L. I., Bakumenko O. N. LEXICAL MEANS OF CREATING A PORTRAIT OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN W. S. MAUGHAM’S NOVEL «THE MOON AND SIXPENCE» // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ. -2024. -№09. -С. 194-199 DOI 10.37882/2223–2982.2024.9.36
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