How much sympathy do you have for the woman in 'Tony Kyte's arch deceiver' and 'Tickets please'

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How much sympathy do you have for the woman in ‘Tony Kyte’s arch deceiver’ and ‘Tickets please’ ?

In this essay I am going to argue about how much sympathy I have for woman in the 2 stories that I have studied. The two stories I have studied are ‘Tony Kytes arch-deceiver’ and ‘Tickets please’.

    "Tony Kytes: arch deceiver" was set at the end of the nineteenth century in a rural community which seems unaffected by the Industrial Revolution, remaining traditional in both the way of life and the attitudes of the people. The members of the community are very relaxed in the way that they live, riding around in the carts, being very leisurely, especially the women who did hardly any work other than in the house. "Tickets Please", set 25 years later, has a much more urban setting with a tougher, faster lifestyle, with all the danger and excitement of the tramlines shown in the assertive and self-assured behaviour of the women who work on them. The men were away at war and the women were doing jobs which had previously been thought suitable only for men. They had been given freedom and were empowered and able to take liberties giving them confidence and making them examine their own lives and ambitions. They were beginning to believe that they were equal in status to men, and therefore were no longer acting in such a traditional, gentle, delicate and soft manner. Both stories tell us, that men at this time like to be able to have the prettiest girl, and enjoy being able to choose from several. In "Tony Kytes" it appears very important for the women to be good looking, as they are all mentioned in terms of their looks, being described as "dashing" or "handsome". The women are aware that looks are important and even think that this alone will enable them to find a husband.

   Tony Kytes the Arch Deceiver" is a funny story of an afternoon when Tony was driving home from the market in his wagon. A pretty girl called Unity to who he was quite close before he met his present fiancé stopped him and asked him to give her a lift home. They were riding along, having a flirtatious conversation, when Tony saw Milly, his fiancé. Fearing her displeasure on seeing Unity riding with him on the wagon, he manages to persuade Unity to hide at the back of the wagon. ‘avoid all unpleasantness, which I know ye can't bear any more than I, will ye lie down in the back part of the wagon, and let me cover you over with the tarpaulin till Milly has passed?’ This shows how he lies and tricks women into doing things. Extraordinarily, later in the journey Tony manages to persuade Milly to do the same thing when he sees yet another young lady, this time called Hannah. ‘Milly my dear could you please hide under the sacks at the foot of the wagon to avoid any unpleasantness from Hannah.’  At the end of the journey the three young ladies discover each other's presence. After a brief period of mayhem, Milly and Tony are alone again, planning their wedding. He is also known for his wealth and good looks ‘not enough to hurt the looks in a woman’s eye.’ Tony kytes is fairly well known for his looks and wealth ‘ not enough to be hurt the looks in a woman’s eye’ this made him popular with woman ‘He was quite the women's favorite, and in return for their likings he loved 'em in shoals’ which would often get him into trouble. Tony has his pick of women and hes not very decisive as every woman he meets falls in love with him and tactfully implies she is better than the last tony seems to enjoy playing around with the womans feelings but I think secreatly they’ve seen through his game Unity says "Can you say I'm not pretty, Tony", in order to woo him. Although they may seem naïve and weak, the women aren't foolish and act very coy and are actually more knowing than they may first appear. They manipulate Tony, speaking in a "tender sort of chide". Here Unity pretends to be sweet and innocent in order to win his admiration, making him think that he is totally and completely in control of the women. Finally tony has too make a decision between unity, sallet, Hannah Jollier and Milly he panics ‘ why he had ever said a word about marriage to milly or Unity while Hannah jollier was in question’ but tony remains to keep his options open  This proves Tony to be very selfish. He has a great lack of thought for others and wants the best for himself. "The more he looked at her the more he liked her,’ Tony has found Hannah to be the most attractive woman, and decides to marry her.

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He’s very superficial and shallow, as he is with Hannah because of her looks. I get the impression that if Tony Kytes had been living in the 20th Century, he would not have got married at all. Because of the time, it was frowned upon to do anything intimate before marriage. We can see an illustration of this fact when Tony is speaking to his father.  "Don't go driving about the country with Jolliver's daughter and making a scandal" The marriage also makes a point about the times they lived in were a good looking woman was expected to marry ...

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