The Moon and Sixpence

by W. Somerset Maugham

The Moon and Sixpence: Frame Story 1 key example

Frame Story
Explanation and Analysis—Strickland's Story:

The fictional biography of Charles Strickland is told through the eyes of a narrator, who creates a frame story of Strickland's life in the past: "When so much has been written about Charles Strickland," he says at the beginning of Chapter 2, "it may seem unnecessary that I should write more. A painter’s monument is his work."