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The provided passages do not contain enough information to definitively state the central thesis of the text.
The passages describe "Of Human Bondage" by William Somerset Maugham as a "moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life" [1]. It is also identified as a significant work in the "Bildungsroman tradition" [1]. However, these descriptions outline the themes and genre without explicitly stating the author's central argument or thesis.
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Title: Of Human Bondage by William Somerset Maugham Description: Of Human Bondage is a moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life. Written in the third person, it tells the story of Philip Carey, a self-conscious orphan with a club-foot who learns medicine. Not only is this a significant work in the Bildungsroman tradition, but its largely autobiographical basis gives it a special interest in view of the exceptional public success that Somerset Maugham was to enjoy over several decades.