Recreating a “Defining Moment”, Carol Ann Duffy “The Suicide”& “Havisham”.

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Recreating a "Defining Moment", Carol Ann Duffy

"The Suicide"& "Havisham".

" The poems in 'Mean Time' are about the different ways in which time brings about change or loss. In the collection Duffy means to write about time. The effects of time can be mean. Mean can mean average. In the events in the poems can happen to an average man or woman. The dwindling of childhood. Ageing. The distance of history. The tricks of memory. The end of love. New love. Luck." In 'The Suicide' and 'Havisham' Duffy shows how normal people react to devastating events, which have happened in their lives. Often reliving the very moment for the rest of their lives. The writer does this by using dramatic monologue (direct speech, 1st person narrative) and surrealism expressed through clear imagery.

Being jilted, 'Havisham' and attempting suicides, 'The Suicide', are rare performances but can happen to anyone, the first event can lead to the second, depression or even a nervous breakdown. Events are relived in victim's minds, like a movie, different every time it is watched. We can see this effect in 'Havisham', it starts off with hate, "beloved sweetheart bastard." And ends