Exploring and comparing relationships inTony Kytes the Arch Deceiver and The Son's Veto
Exploring and comparing relationships in Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver and The Son's Veto Both by Thomas Hardy The Son's Veto and Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver are both pre-1914 short stories written by Thomas Hardy. Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver is about Men and Women and how a young man Tony Kytes makes tedious and foolish decisions when it comes for him to choose a wife. In this story Tony Kytes thinks with his heart and not his head and this lands him in all sorts of trouble. The Son's Veto is about Sacrifice and how a disabled, uneducated widow named Sophie wants to re-marry, but her son who is now at a mature age and educated has the right to choose if she is allowed to marry and he refuses to let her wed as he does not approve of her husband to be. In both stories there are characters involved in relationships but they have similarities and differences. In Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver, Tony Kytes is torn between three respectable women Hannah, Unity and Milly each with different quality's and faults. But due to his little knowledge in relationships he ends up upsetting all the women but lucky for him Milly agrees to marry him. This is different to The Son's Veto as the Widow Sophie wants to re-marry but is being stopped by her son as she is seen not fit to make a decision but he is. In both stories both characters have problems in relationships in that Tony Kytes is
Compare the sufferings between Rhoda in 'The Witherd Arm' and in 'The Son's Veto' both Thomas Hardy's tales.
Emily Hall Sept/03 Thomas Hardy English Essay In this essay I am going to compare the sufferings between Rhoda in 'The Witherd Arm' and in 'The Son's Veto' both Thomas Hardy's tales. in the tale 'The Withered Arm' in the story 'The Son's Veto' are both very lonely women. Both of these women and have been mistreated by men, but none of them ever speak out for themselves to tell the men that their behaviour is unacceptable. Women who were treated by men were just expected by their fathers (if the husband is rich) to just keep quiet and be happy that they are financially supported. Rhoda is a social reject. She has been isolated to a small, dilapidated cottage in the middle of a lonely field. Rhoda is of the poor working class. She has received no education and is illiterate. Her son wears worn out shoes that rub his feet. Farmer Lodge, the sons biological father takes no responsibility for his son and does not support Rhoda financially. This shows that Farmer Lodge is irresponsible and dismisses his responsibilities. Thomas Hardy was born in mid-19th century Dorset. In his lifetime, he wrote many books and poems, and whilst practically all tell a simple story, within them Hardy writes of many themes, such as love and marriage. 'The Withered Arm'. We are introduced to Rhoda Brook, who it becomes clear is Farmer Lodge's ex-wife. Already we can see that a love
Compare and Contrast a selection of Thomas Hardy's Poetry
Compare and Contrast a selection of Thomas Hardy's Poetry Thomos Hardy was a profound poet and novelist of his time, being influenced by writers such as William Wordsworth. He was born in 1840 on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. His interest in Latin poets was influenced by his Mother, who provided for his education. He began reading, more intensely, studying French and Latin, as well as other work. When he was 22, he travelled to London, visiting art galleries, attending evening classes for French at King's college, attending operas and reading works of Charles Darwin, John Stuart Mills and Herbert Spencer, who all influenced his work. This is where Hardy, became influenced by his surroundings, and well known writers, so he began writing poetry in earnest. In 1865 Hardy published his first article, 'How I built myself a house'. In 1870 Hardy was sent to plan a church restoration at St. Juliot in Cornwall. There he met Emma Gifford, sister-in-law of the vicar of St.Juliot. She encouraged him in his writing, and they were married in 1874. Many of his novels, and poems reflect his relationship and love for Emma. Emma Hardy died in November 1912, and was buried in Stinsford churchyard. Thomas was stricken with guilt and remorse, but the result was some of his best poetry, expressing his feelings for his wife of 38 years. All was not gloom, however, in 1914 Hardy remarried, to
Discuss how Thomas Hardy portrays the role of female characters in society in at least two of his short stories.
English Coursework Discuss how Thomas Hardy portrays the role of female characters in society in at least two of his short stories. Thomas Hardy was a prominent author as well as a poet who was born in 1840 and died in 1928. During his long life, he wrote about one thousand poems and fifteen novels. He lived for the majority of his life close to Dorchester. Hardy obtained assorted ideas for his stories whilst he was growing up. An example of this was that he knew of a lady who had her blood 'turned' by a convicts corpse and he used this in the story 'The Withered Arm'. The existence of witches and witchcraft was acknowledged in his lifetime and it was not typical for several people to be executed for practicing witchcraft. In this essay, I am going to explore how the writer Thomas Hardy portrays the role of female characters in society in at least two of his short stories. This social isolation is apparent often in Hardy's stories, the main character - now identified as Rhoda - isolated from society partly through choice but also due to rejection by others. In addition, this division is again shown by a comment Lodge makes later on in the story; Rhoda does not live with the rest of the village but instead outside it, "a mile or two off". The physical distance is symbolic of the social divide. Rather than re-inventing herself in another part as perhaps a widow, she
Examine the relationships in "Tony kytes the arch deceiver", "the unexpected", "strike pay" and "turned". What do you find interesting about the ways in which they are presented?
Examine the relationships in "Tony kytes the arch deceiver", "the unexpected", "strike pay" and "turned". What do you find interesting about the ways in which they are presented? This essay discusses four short stories that concern relationships. These four stories were written at different times and invite the comparison of the different relationships within them. These four short stories also highlight the differences between social backgrounds. The historical and cultural contexts are important and there influence upon our expectations of the characters. "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" by Thomas Hardy was based in rural England in the 19th century. The local dialect is used to show the agricultural working class. "Whichever of'em did not ask to ride with thee" is an example of the dialect used in this story. Because of the era it is set in the reader would expect the women to be indeed of a husband to have a secure and stable future, especially a man like Tony who, owning a horse and cart, is clearly a man of property. Hardy emphasised his value as a commodity by basing the whole story around a horse and cart. "The Unexpected" by Kate Chopin was also set in the 19th century but the class is different to the previous story, "Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver". This is because it is set in the middle classes and it is written in Standard English. The class of the
Describe the characters of Tony and Rudy. In what ways are the characters similar? In Tony Kites the Arch deceiver.
Siobhan Higgins 8104 Comparative essay G.C.S.E English Coursework * Describe the characters of Tony and Rudy. In what ways are the characters similar? You should think about: * How each character treats the women in the stories * How each character tries to deceive people * Whether each character is in control of relationships and situations * How you feel about each character at the end of each of the stories The stories of "Tony Kytes the arch deceiver" and "seeing a beauty queen home" are very similar. Tony Kytes was written by Thomas Hardy before the start of the war and represents the attitudes of men towards women in that era. "Seeing a beauty queen home" was written by Bill Naughton after the war and shows how one man tries his best to deceive the woman in his life. In Tony Kytes the arch deceiver Tony sees himself as a bit of a ladies man. He has three women on the go throughout the story and treats each woman with very little respect. He likes the attention he gets from women, and sees, as he doesn't want to settle down, it would be foolish to turn down an offer from a woman. "Unity Sallet, a handsome girl, one of the young women he'd been very tender toward before he'd got engaged to Milly" He uses woman as a way to cover up the reality of himself, the reality that he is lonely, despite his various affairs with women. He is not in control of
How does Thomas Hardy present a picture of society at the time his stories were written?
How does Thomas Hardy present a picture of society at the time his stories were written? Thomas Hardy presents a picture of how society was by the language he uses and also what happens in the stories. The differences with today's society and Thomas Hardy's society are their everyday lives, social status, relationships, marriage, morals, superstitions and law and order. In Tony Kytes, life was very different from how it is today. They used to travel along village lanes in a horse and cart, "wagon" and rode to market where Tony had been doing business for his father. Men in those days spent their days finding the right girl to marry. This is because it was difficult to get a divorce so they had to stay with that person for the rest of their life. In the Son's Veto, the town they described was a horrible place "... a narrow, dusty house in a long, straight street". These days the towns are full of offices and shops and are not so crowded and polluted. This makes the reader feel that Sophy and Mr Twycott have had to leave such a beautiful place, "abandoning their pretty home, with trees and shrubs and glebe". In The Withered Arm, many rich men e.g. Farmer Lodge, were farmers. Nowadays farms are poor, due to the increase in tertiary businesses. The Son's Veto shows us a lot about the social status of men and women in the old days. Sophy started out as a parlour maid
Compare and contrast the ways in which the two writers represent women. What do we learn about society's attitudes towards women from reading these two stories?
English coursework Compare and contrast the ways in which the two writers represent women. What do we learn about society's attitudes towards women from reading these two stories? I am going to be comparing two short stories; The withered arm by Thomas Hardy, which was written before 1900 and Farthing house by Susan Hill which was written more recently. The themes in each of the two stories are quite similar. They are both based around women, their needs and their wants and illegitimate children. Both stories have obvious similarities especially with the types of women in the story. 'The withered arm' was a story written before 1900. At the time when The Withered Arm was written, there was a very high child mortality rate. Babies died at an early age due to poor health care and repeated pregnancies. Many women died during childbirth. There were some forms of birth control but they were condemned by the church. Society believed that a woman's main purpose in life was marriage and motherhood. For many, this was not possible. There was a high mortality rate amongst male babies, early death amongst adult males and emigration among marriageable young men. There were hierarchies in society. Quite often, rich males would commit adultery with poor, working females. Once the woman got pregnant, she would be left on her own as marriage was not possible. Single mothers would
“Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver” and “the Seduction”.
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 ' ....can you say I'm not
Poetry Appreciation - 'The Convergence of the Twain' by Thomas Hardy
Poetry Appreciation 'The Convergence of the Twain' by Thomas Hardy tells us about the sinking of the so-called "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic. When he first describes the ship he explains The 'Titanic' resting alone and still away from people. Here is an extraction from when he describes the ship, "Deep from human vanity, and the pride of life that planned her, stilly couches she." He not only describes her on her voyage but also the life inside the ship. Here is an extract from the second paragraph describing the ship inside "Over the mirrors meant To Glass the opulent" This means that mirrors are only for the rich. This poem is one of those long, descriptive poems. The poem is sometimes rhyming and most of the time the stanzas go a,a,b,a. The poem is fairly regular and long. In each paragraph there is rhyming and as you already know the rhyming scheme is a,a,b,a. The language of the poem is quite old fashioned. By that I mean he uses words like "gaily or gay" meaning happily or beautifully. Now-a-days we would not really use those words. He probably has one or two made-up words as poets usually does make-up a few. But I could not find any. He uses alliteration in the poem. Here is an example "bleared and black and blind." This describes that the jewels now have no sparkle or shine. Thomas Hardy's poem is extremely descriptive. By that I mean he uses a lot of