I have been asked to look at "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" and "the Seduction".
"Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" is a short story and was written Thomas Hardy. It is set in the 1890's in the Victorian era. The poem "The Seduction" was written by Eileen McAuley and set in the 1980's in Birkenhead. Thomas Hardy's story and Eileen McAuley's poem are similar in theme because of both texts are about 'love' and 'romance.' I will explore these themes and the historical and social elements of the two texts. My aims for the essay are to explore the difference between the female characters and the love and romance in "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" and "The Seduction".
In the story by Thomas Hardy, Tony Kytes seems to love all three female characters but cannot make his mind up about which to marry. He was a favourite of lots of women and the author tells us that Tony said he "loved them in shoals", which means that he loves all of them a lot. Hannah, Milly and Unity only wanted Tony because of the lack of men and, if they got married, they would have had a higher role in life and wouldn't have to work. There is a lack of men because they are all away at war. Tony promises each of the girls that he would marry them and spend the rest of his life with them. The author tells us that all the female characters use their prettiness to persuade Tony. Unity says
"Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" is a short story and was written Thomas Hardy. It is set in the 1890's in the Victorian era. The poem "The Seduction" was written by Eileen McAuley and set in the 1980's in Birkenhead. Thomas Hardy's story and Eileen McAuley's poem are similar in theme because of both texts are about 'love' and 'romance.' I will explore these themes and the historical and social elements of the two texts. My aims for the essay are to explore the difference between the female characters and the love and romance in "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" and "The Seduction".
In the story by Thomas Hardy, Tony Kytes seems to love all three female characters but cannot make his mind up about which to marry. He was a favourite of lots of women and the author tells us that Tony said he "loved them in shoals", which means that he loves all of them a lot. Hannah, Milly and Unity only wanted Tony because of the lack of men and, if they got married, they would have had a higher role in life and wouldn't have to work. There is a lack of men because they are all away at war. Tony promises each of the girls that he would marry them and spend the rest of his life with them. The author tells us that all the female characters use their prettiness to persuade Tony. Unity says
