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Focusing on Tickets please discuss the ways in which DH Lawrence presents feminine strength and power.
Focusing on Tickets please discuss the ways in which DH Lawrence presents feminine strength and power Tickets please is set at the time of war, when all the men who were not disabled, too old or too young were at war. The society is very female dominated, with women doing the jobs of men. The tram girls have power. The girls are described as "fearless young hussies" who "pounce on the youths who try to evade their ticket machine". This use of descriptive language portrays the girls as tough and lively, with attitude. The pounce on the youths, this feline like motion makes the girls sound like predatory cats. The tram girls are powerful. The placement of the strong tram girls next to the "delicate young men" emphasise their strength, the women are stronger than the men. This links with the theme of role reversal between men and women within D H Lawrence's other stories. The first time Annie is mentioned, she is described as having a certain wild romance in her "sturdy bosom". From the start, we can see that she has physical strength as well as being head strong and passionate. D H Lawrence uses physical and emotional aspects to describe Annie as strong. Her physical strengths also reflect on her emotional strengths. She has a sturdy bosom, suggesting that she is stubborn, and will not be moved. This reiterates the point that the tram girls are strong and "pounce" on youths as
What kind of effects does the language achieve in Sylvia Plath’s ‘Medallion’?
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Comparison Essay: The Shades of Spring & Things by D.H Lawrence. An analysis on how D.H Lawrence portrays the theme of freedom his two stories.
IB English James Heim Essay December 2003 DYP English Comparison Essay: The Shades of Spring & Things by D.H Lawrence An analysis on how D.H Lawrence portrays the theme of freedom his two stories In the two narratives, The Shades of Spring and Things by D.H Lawrence, the theme of freedom is portrayed through the text. In both stories, Lawrence attempts to express his own views of freedom and tries to explain to the reader why it is important that people have freedom, in whatever context, today. Each short story reveals a theme of freedom, although the style in which D.H Lawrence represents that freedom varies between each narrative. The two stories have two totally different plots, character personalities, and ideas. Along with this both stories describe many different themes. However, Lawrence seems to have brought up the theme of freedom in both of these stories, most probably to emphasise the importance of the ability and to try to get the reader to appreciate the fact that he or she should be thankful that they have freedom today. In the Shades of Spring, freedom is depicted through descriptions involving the environment and the nature surrounding it. The best examples of this is when the main character, D.H Lawrence describes the surrounding environment in every new scene that arises, as the story progresses. In one of the
Compare and Contrast “Tony Kytes” the Arch Deceiver By Thomas Hardy and “Tickets Please” By Dh Lawrence.
Compare and Contrast "Tony Kytes" the arch deceiver by Thomas Hardy and "Tickets Please" by DH Lawrence. Thomas Hardy was born in 1840 and died in 1928. DH Lawrence was born in 1885 and died in 1930. "Tony Kytes the arch deceiver" was written in 1894 and "Tickets Please was written in 1922. There is a 28 year gap between the two stories. In this essay I intend to examine this 28 year difference and to see what bigger difference it would have on the events that take place in the two stories. "Tony Ktyes" is set in the countryside whereas "Tickets Please" is set in a urban world. It's described as the 'black industrial countryside' in the start. Both stories are set far apart and there are many differences between countryside and city. "Tony Kytes" is set in Wessex, south western England and has a Dorset influence. On the other hand "Tickets Please" is set in the Midlands in Nottinghamshire, from where the writer of the story DH Lawrence came from. In the city, it is bound to be more advanced and up-to-date. It can be radical and busy also. "Tony Kytes is set in the country, where it is more traditional and old-fashioned in their ways. The two stories both have different variations in narrating. DH Lawrence is very descriptive and writes in a way that is omniscient. "Tony Kytes" has more dialogue than description. "Tony Kytes" begins with a anecdote, with the rest of the
Why Is the Story called Fanny and Annie?
Why Is the Story called Fanny and Annie? For many people, the title of D.H Lawrence's short story seems to be inappropriate in relation to the story, as the title seems to infer that the two main characters in the story are Fanny and Annie. However, this is exceptionally misleading, as Annie is not seen at all within the story. Fanny, is the main character in the story, together with her fiancé, Harry. Perhaps, a more suitable title would be "Fanny and Harry" as the story chronicles their relationship. Much of the tale concerns Fanny and her feelings towards her return to Moresby and her impending marriage to Harry. The first scene is set in the local station where Harry is picking up Annie. The scene is hugely important to the book as it gives the reader certain assumptions about the two main characters, which the reader carries through throughout the story. Her entrance into the story tells the reader a great deal about her personality. Lawrence uses the colour of red and in particular the image of fire, to describe her fiery nature, " in the light of the furnace" together with, "The pulse and darkness of the red fire from the furnace towers in the sky" illustrates this point. However, when Fanny meets Harry, the author uses gloomy colours to describe the scene, "The flames had sunk, there was a shadow." This image is reinforced by the colour of scarf Harry is wearing,
What aspects of the short story tradition are exemplified in "Odour of Chrysanthemums"?
What aspects of the short story tradition are exemplified in "Odour of Chrysanthemums"? Although no strict guidelines exist for the writing of short stories, there are conventions established by tradition. I believe that, though "Odour of Chrysanthemums" does demonstrate several of these conventions, there are some aspects of the story that are most definitely unconventional. Short stories are, by definition, short and it is generally the case that an author will keep to one plotline, avoiding the use of complex, divergent subplots. In "Odour of Chrysanthemums" there certainly is one central, dominant plot line, and the story does not ever obviously diverge from it. However, Lawrence does hint at other plots, such as the involvement of the Rigley family. His short description of them sets up a completely plausible opportunity to describe the family in detail, but he chooses not to - instead he describes merely enough to imply the rest of the detail about the Rigleys - and thus a wealth of people similar to the Rigleys, with large families and living centred around the kitchen. Overall, though, this is a perfectly good example of a short story with a traditionally simple and linear plot. In terms of the timespan covered by a short story, there are traditionally at least two different types of short story. Often a plot will deal with a fairly long timespan, but the author
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Sons and Lovers Critical Review.
Kristin Bell, Kari Iskowitz, Kristin Andrews, Carla Gottshall Mrs. Stroh Honors Communication Skills 12 0 March, 2002 Sons and Lovers Critical Review .) Millett, Kate. Commentary. Sons and Lovers. by D.H. Lawrence. New York: The Modern Library 1999 Kate Millett's critical review of Sons and Lovers was a positive one. She considered it a great novel because it was written from a deeply felt experience and Lawrence's knowledge of life. She noted that the story contained both superb naturalism and descriptive power. It contained dazzling examples of how men think women ought to think. Kate Millett felt that the first had of Sons and Lovers is realized and the second part is deeply flawed because of Paul's endless scheming to disentangle himself from those who helped him the most. Lawrence is even described as using muddled explanations. She found two examples of contrast in Paul's rejection of Miriam. One is that he is afraid she will put him in her pocket and yet he felt she failed him by not seizing and claiming him when he told her to. She commented that Paul Morel's relationship with his mother fits Freud's Oedipus complex- Paul felt passion towards his mother. Millett quoted Freud's prediction that "he who is a favorite of the mother becomes a conqueror." She says that Paul is just that. She considered him to be pompous as an adolescent because of his mother's
Compare the two poems, 'The Best of School' and 'Last Lesson of the Afternoon' by DH Lawrence.
Poetry Coursework Compare the two poems, 'The Best of School' and 'Last Lesson of the Afternoon' by DH Lawrence. D H Lawrence became a qualified teacher in 1908, he took up a post at Davidson Road School, Croydon. The school had some very poor boys and it was not to be an easy introduction for the young schoolmaster. However, he was dedicated and innovative. For example he encouraged the boys to act out 'The Tempest', rather than sitting at their desks reading it. The poem The Best of School is written through the eyes of a teacher. It is an optimistic vision of young boys learning in the classroom. Last Lesson of the Afternoon is also written through the eyes of the teacher but it shows a more negative approach by the students and the teacher. The poems both have a different layout, The Best of School has a more irregular pattern, sentences are of varying lengths and each stanza is also of different length. The layout for Last Lesson is much more regular, the sentences are of regular length and the stanzas are the same size. Also in Last Lesson the sentences go onto the next line enjambed. Last Lesson of the Afternoon opens with the line, 'When will the bell ring, and end this weariness?' From this line we can tell that the teacher is facing an uphill struggle and he is waiting for the bell to ring so he can be relieved of teaching these children. The first stanza refers