How Does Lawrence make clear to the Reader the Difficulties in the Relationship Between Men and Women?
'Tickets, Please' (You may refer to 'Odour of Chrysanthemums' as well if you wish) How Does Lawrence make clear to the Reader the Difficulties in the Relationship Between Men and Women? A large factor contributing to the difficulties between the sexes in Lawrence's tow stories is lack of understanding between the sexes - Annie does not understand John Thomas' need to remain a nocturnal 'presence', his desire to remain free; his reputation; or why he should choose her at the end. At the fairground, and even before this event, Annie seems to think she knows John well, that she can easily anticipate his actions and knows what sort of man he is - 'she could sum him up pretty well'. All her expectations are confounded at the end; she is taken completely by surprise at his choice of girl. Elizabeth in 'Odour of Chrysanthemums' thinks her husband is simply out at the pub again, she has developed low expectations for him, but at the same time she fears that something worse has happened 'her anger was tinged with fear', though she tries to convince herself otherwise by assuming he's just drunk. The dread deepens as time moves on and her fears are confirmed. While half-aware that this could happen, she was not actually prepared for it, and both women are numbed and unsure of their conflicting emotions by the end of the stories ' "shut up, for God's sake!" cried Annie fiercely, as
In D.H. Lawrence's, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," the relationship between the protagonist, Paul and his mother is not ideal at all.
Sangha Gurpreet Sangha English 01B Professor Jeanne Temple 28 June 2012 The Rocking Horse Winner A relationship between a mother and son should be one that is full of unconditional love. The mother should be able to provide for the son and in return the son should look to the mother for comfort and stability. In D.H. Lawrence's, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," the relationship between the protagonist, Paul and his mother is not ideal at all. The first indication the relationship between Paul and his mother is not one that is ideal is when the mother was first introduced to us in the story.. She reveals she feels her children, "had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them," whenever her children were present, "she always felt the center of her heart go hard" (592). She never really gives her children a chance because she is more concerned with herself and she always feels negativity towards them. Her obsession with money and the status it would provide for her completely, it takes control of her emotions and her ability to create a stable and healthy relationship between her and Paul. Her uncontrollable cravings for money create an "anxiety in the house" and a constant whispering that "there must be more money" (592). The constant whispering symbolizes the mothers need for money and the unhealthy environment she has created for her children. Another indication the
This spreadsheet is going to be used to total up the number of tickets sold for the Sweet Charity production.
Year 10 ICT Spreadsheet Report .0 The Needs of the User This spreadsheet is going to be used to total up the number of tickets sold for the Sweet Charity production. It will include the pupils, the number of tickets that they have bought, the cost of each ticket and the over all price to pay. This spreadsheet will help when additional invoices need to be sent out to people who still haven't paid or finished paying. 2.0 The Data That Will be Needed There are lots of different types of data that I will enter into the spreadsheet. Some of these are: pupils names, pupils forms, costs, pupils who have paid and more. All of this data will need to be collected beforehand. It is important that there are no errors. 3.0 The Work Sheets, Formulas and Functions I plan to Use 3.1 The Worksheets I Will Create I will create several worksheets these include ticket sales, graph data, year 7 8 and 9 graphs, a pie chart and a head teachers summary. 3.2 The Functions That I Will Use I will use two functions on my ticket sales sheet and graph data sheet, these are 'if' and 'sum' functions. I will only use the 'if' function once this is when I am trying to find out how many tickets I have left. 3.3 The formulas I will use I will use formulas to help me calculate my total cost, total number of tickets sold, are tickets still available and total income from ticket sales. 4.0 How I
What impression does Lawrence Durrell give of his journey to Greece? How does he create this impression in his writing?
Robyn Atkinson 11i What impression does Lawrence Durrell give of his journey to Greece? How does he create this impression in his writing? Lawrence Durrell's journey to Greece is seen as being a very exciting and adventurous experience. Every moment is pictured as being 'pure' and 'marvellous' during the first two paragraphs. In the last three paragraphs of this passage the mood changes and everything is seen as being opposite as once seen before. The brilliant use on language used throughout this passage creates an exquisite image of the journey from Alexandria in Egypt, to Rhodes in Greece. Lawrence Durrell who wrote this text is also the narrator. We can tell this by reading that the narrator uses the 1st person singular and 1st person plural. This means using words such as 'I' and 'we'. During the second paragraph the narrative voice changes to 'you' which shows that he is trying to get the reader involved it what is happening in the text. 'We' also shows us that the narrator's experiences at the beginning of the text are shared with the other people on the motor-launch. Beneficent uses of characterisation, personification, contrasts, comparisons, similes, metaphors and phonology are used in this passage to create a much more expropriating piece of writing. From the passage we can tell that the narrator has a deep passion for Greece and that he is happy to leave
The Brangwen women in The Rainbow (by D. H. Lawrence), are depicted in direct contrast to their male counterparts.
The Brangwen women in The Rainbow, are depicted in direct contrast to their male counterparts. Lawrence describes the women as "different" (42), directly following his detailed description of the Brangwen men. Although admittance is made that the women did share similar circumstances, heritage and experience to the men, for "on them too was the drowse of blood-intimacy, calves sucking and hens running together in droves...", it is emphasised that the women looked outwards, removing themselves figuratively from the "blind intercourse of farm-life, to the spoken world beyond." (42). With this description, Lawrence suggests that the women were discontent with assuming a position of participation amongst the "blind intercourse" of unconscious activities that were assumed of them, and that the men were content with practicing. "It was enough for the men, that the earth heaved and opened its furrow to them..." (42) The men are described as their senses being "full fed" and being unable to "turn around" (43), in contrast to the women, who had in a sense, opened themselves to the world and what she had to offer, by no longer being passive Brangwen female participants of farm-life, by being "aware of the lips and the mind of the world speaking and giving utterance, they heard the sound in the distance, and they strained to listen." (42). The Brangwen women at moments, seem to inhabit
Consider how effectively Elaine Gaston and Medbh McGuckian portray relationships in the poem "Seasoned" and "Arranmore".
Consider how effectively Elaine Gaston and Medbh McGuckian portray relationships in the poem "Seasoned" and "Arranmore" In both poems I have noticed two different types of relationships. In one "Arranmore" the relationship portrayed here seems unsuccessful-"broken" between two lovers. Whereas in "seasoned" the relationship between father and daughter, doctors and patients is a successful one. To start with I will interpret the poem "seasoned". I have found that there is a strong bond between the father and daughter in this poem, they both are reliant on each other -" He cannot bend to tie his shoe" this shows a need to help each other, as the girl reminisces how her father had once bent to tie her shoe she is now returning the favour, it is a role reversal. She had once relied on him and now he relies on her. The father shows two different sides, once is a more tender, caring side-" He held mothers hands in ambulances" shows a comforting more emotional side to him. The writer uses humour to show the extent the man was ready to exceed, to help people- "Delivered babies in toilets of country bars long after closing time" this is humorous because it is an out of average thing to happen. The father is also a strong man - "carries fully grown men down stairs in the middle of the night". The daughter feels this is something, which should be boosted about, she is proud of
Compare the female characters in DH Lawrence’s ‘Tickets, Please’ and Thomas Hardy’s ‘Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver’. What are the differences and similarities between the ways they react to the male characters?
Compare the female characters in DH Lawrence's 'Tickets, Please' and Thomas Hardy's 'Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver'. What are the differences and similarities between the ways they react to the male characters? Both DH Lawrence's 'Tickets, Please' and 'Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver' deal with relationships between men and women and the rejection of women by men. At the beginning of 'Tickets, Please', Annie is 'peremptory' and 'one of the fearless young hussies' that controls the tramcars. At the end after Annie and John Thomas' roller coaster-like relationship, it is clear that something has 'broken' in her. Annie tried very hard to keep John Thomas at 'arm's length', which is emphasised by its repetition, whereas, in 'Tony Kytes', the women are almost desperate to marry Tony Kytes. But in the end, after Hannah Jolliver had refused Tony Kytes, Unity Sallet will not take Hannah's 'leavings' and walks away but looks back to see if Tony is 'following her'. In the end, Tony ends up with Milly, after-all as she doesn't believe that Tony 'didn't really mean' what he had said to them. In 'Tickets, Please', the women cope with their rejection by attacking him, and in 'Tony Kytes' the women cope with rejection by secretly wishing to marry him. In 'Tony Kytes', the man gets the girl at the end, but the man in 'Tickets, Please' gets nothing. Throughout history, the relationship between
D.H. Lawrence - The Rainbow - Essay
D.H. Lawrence - The Rainbow - Essay D.H. Lawrence uses varied ways to express Ursula's feelings and experience through the passage. Each of the techniques he uses, create a different impact on the reader, all expressing Ursula's thought and feelings. One of the most obvious things about the writing in this passage is the overwhelming use of military language. Lawrence repeats the ideas that he establishes at the beginning of the passage many times through out the main body of the writing. The first is describing the children filing into their desks. "Filling the ranks of desks" Lawrence uses the imagery of the desks being in ranks, to begin the repetition of military language. The next and one of the most repeated ideas is of the children being an enemy. "Block of children" Lawrence repeats this idea, to enforce the idea of the children being the enemy, a wall and an impenetrable force. The term 'block' creates very strong imagery of the children being a large faceless meaningless mass, which she cannot and does not want to be part of. Ursula feels threatened by the children and Lawrence calling them a block makes them seem even more intimidating. Lawrence also uses military language when talking about the first
"Snake" By D. H. Lawrence - review
"Snake" By D. H. Lawrence Vocabualry: *Carob-tree: a red flowered tree originally in the Mediterranean area. * pitcher : tall, round container with an open top and large handle. * flickered: moved * mused : think about * bowel: bottom of earth * perversity: offensive * log: tree trunk * clatter: v. loud sound of hard things hitting * convulsed : violent movement * writhed: to twist and turn in great pain * paltry: worthless Background : D.H. Lawrence belongs to the 20th Century. He was interested in the idea of contrasts. Most of his writings deal with the conflict between opposities such as instinct and artificiality apects of modern life, good and evil, light and darkness, man and animal. He believed that human nature in general is made of opposities. "Snake" is a 74 line free verse poem. It incorporates a narrative element recording the poet's encounter with a snake at his water-trough .This poem was written when D. H. Lawrence and his wife were living in Taormina ,Sicily in 1920. This poem is derived from Lawrence's actual experience there. Theme: The setting is a hot July day upon which the poet takes his pitcher to the water-trough , where a snake is drinking The poet here recreates the image of the traditional snake which is usually associated with evil. He introduces two types of snakes ; the literary snake and the allegorical one. He suggests an
Explore Plath's thoughts about fear, power and death in two of her poems, 'Medallion' and 'The Arrival of the Bee Box'.
English Coursework Task: Explore Plath's thoughts about fear, power and death in two of her poems, `Medallion' and `The Arrival of the Bee Box'. `Medallion' is a poem about a snake that has been killed. There is a lot of description of the snake, some of which is not pleasant, this makes it a very visual poem with lots of imagery. Plath is not morbid about the death of the snake nut she uses it as her inspiration. The title, `Medallion' links in with the content of the first stanza `The Arrival of the Bee Box' is a poem more about mystery and intrigue. Elements of fear and danger are also evident. The box is possibly a metaphor, which concerns a potentially destructive chaos that the poet senses within herself. Both of these poems have a structure of some kind. `Medallion' has a three line methodical rhythm and it enhances Plath's reflective tone and highlights her calmness in the face of death. The descriptions of the brilliant colours in this poem emphasises the beauty of the snake There is no smiles or alliteration etc. as this is a predominantly visual poem. `The Arrival of the Bee Box' has no rhyme or rhythm but the reader gets a sense that practical skill is involved in the bee keeping and the element of mystery in the production of honey is an analogy for the craft of the verse. The poem uses the simile `As square as a chair' which is referring to