The ‘Artists’s Dilemma’ is the core issue of this novel. Because the artist, as a symbol, offers a good paradigm for freedom from authority, oppression and control of thought, as well as a passion for hope and ambition at all costs, this novel is a tragedy. The narrative expression used is one of exaggeration, with concise and intense events to thicken the plot, resulting in a work that is more poetic rather narrative in nature.