Through his own unique urban experience, Maugham depicts the spiritual injury, the abnormal psychology, the despairing pessimism and the nihilistic mentality of persons living in the modem cities.

• 透过毛姆独特的都市体验，我们看到了生活在现代城市中的人的精神创伤和变态心理、悲观绝望的情绪和虚无主义的思想。