The Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham
How precious our world we live in! There are so many places that a traveller can take a delight in. For example, large bodies of water covering the Earth: the sea, oceans, lakes, rivers, and other water reservoirs. To some extension, this part of nature encapsulates some healing qualities: for instance, when a person is on the seaside, he is mentally relaxing and is forgetting about his daily routine; he is enjoying the vastness of the sea. The sea is mysterious, unsteady, and immense; it commoves the one’s soul.
In such a way, Charles Strickland - the character of Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence - founds himself in Tahiti: the artist is encouraged by the surroundings that ‘offer the imagination something new and strange’ (Maugham 177). Apart from Charles Strickland, the narrator of the novel is also astonished by what he sees and feels: the sea, which is calm and blue; the Pacific Ocean itself, a journey upon which creates the adventurous feeling; and the bracing air (Maugham 178). Besides, Tahiti holds the bittersweet state: it ‘is smiling and friendly’ (Maugham 178) being charming and beautiful like ‘a lovely woman’ (Maugham 178), but at the same time you can sense ‘something sad and terrible’ (Maugham 178) staying ‘more intolerably alone’ (Maugham 178).
In such a way, Charles Strickland - the character of Somerset Maugham’s The Moon and Sixpence - founds himself in Tahiti: the artist is encouraged by the surroundings that ‘offer the imagination something new and strange’ (Maugham 177). Apart from Charles Strickland, the narrator of the novel is also astonished by what he sees and feels: the sea, which is calm and blue; the Pacific Ocean itself, a journey upon which creates the adventurous feeling; and the bracing air (Maugham 178). Besides, Tahiti holds the bittersweet state: it ‘is smiling and friendly’ (Maugham 178) being charming and beautiful like ‘a lovely woman’ (Maugham 178), but at the same time you can sense ‘something sad and terrible’ (Maugham 178) staying ‘more intolerably alone’ (Maugham 178).
As you can see, water and what it surrounds tend to be real, as the one’s imagination revives, and the one can feel himself or herself captivated by the immensity and mystery of the aquatic regions of the Earth.
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In real life, seas and oceans are by far the most popular places of relaxation among tourists. What is more, we use water reservoirs for fishing, transporting, oil extraction, and, unfortunately, washing our vehicles. Thus, water around us is gradually being polluted, and its inhabitants are consequently perishing. As a result, our environment is jeopardized:
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Today, the concern about the pollution of the Baltic Sea is put uppermost. The Baltic Sea is polluted by industrial waste as well as atmospheric inputs. For instance, it has become known that cruise ships afflict damage to the sea and atmosphere. In the video Shipping pollution, the scientists have held an investigation of the impact of cruise ships and have found out that ‘instead of using port facilities the cruise ships dump their toilet water straight into the sea’ (Shipping Pollution, 2015). Besides, for example, although the second largest port in Sweden ‘contributes to Sweden’s prosperity’ (Shipping pollution, 2015), it damages health of the citizens by belching out black soot from the ship funnels. The citizens breath in this soot every day. Not only do people suffer, but also inhabitants of the sea, as well as the Baltic Sea itself: such substances as nitrogen oxides, microscopic particles, and sulphur oxides get into the sea, which results in oversaturation with nutrients (Shipping pollution, 2015, 15:16) and leads to death of inhabitants of water.
In conclusion, we should be aware that the safety of water reservoirs is in our own hands. Thus, rigid strategies should be invented for solving the issue that concerns the pollution of the Baltic Sea. If we do not pollute water, we will still enjoy its magic and immensity.
Today, the concern about the pollution of the Baltic Sea is put uppermost. The Baltic Sea is polluted by industrial waste as well as atmospheric inputs. For instance, it has become known that cruise ships afflict damage to the sea and atmosphere. In the video Shipping pollution, the scientists have held an investigation of the impact of cruise ships and have found out that ‘instead of using port facilities the cruise ships dump their toilet water straight into the sea’ (Shipping Pollution, 2015). Besides, for example, although the second largest port in Sweden ‘contributes to Sweden’s prosperity’ (Shipping pollution, 2015), it damages health of the citizens by belching out black soot from the ship funnels. The citizens breath in this soot every day. Not only do people suffer, but also inhabitants of the sea, as well as the Baltic Sea itself: such substances as nitrogen oxides, microscopic particles, and sulphur oxides get into the sea, which results in oversaturation with nutrients (Shipping pollution, 2015, 15:16) and leads to death of inhabitants of water.
In conclusion, we should be aware that the safety of water reservoirs is in our own hands. Thus, rigid strategies should be invented for solving the issue that concerns the pollution of the Baltic Sea. If we do not pollute water, we will still enjoy its magic and immensity.
Anastasia Gretšiškina
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