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Some critics suggest that Larkin portrays human existence as bleak in his poetry - to what extent do you agree with this view in Mr Bleaney?

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Mr Bleaney obviously used to work for a car manufacturing company 'the Bodies, till they moved him'. This could either mean that the company moved him elsewhere or that Mr Bleaney is dead. Larkin then begins to describe the surroundings 'Flowered curtains, thin and frayed, Fall to within five inches of the sill'. This shows a lack of comfort and concern with luxury within the home. Alliteration is used to emphasise this point and the stanza is end stopped to slow down the pace of the poem. The second stanza continues to describe Mr Bleaney's backdrop - 'Whose window shows a strip of building land, tussocky, littered'.
- Word count: 1425

Conclusion analysis

Good conclusions usually refer back to the question or title and address it directly - for example by using key words from the title.
How well do you think these conclusions address the title or question? Answering these questions should help you find out.

Do they use key words from the title or question?

Do they answer the question directly?

Can you work out the question or title just by reading the conclusion?

By referring to at least two poems, discuss by what means Larkin illustrates the disparity between reality and illusion in his poems.

"In conclusion, the reader realises that Larkin illustrates illusion and reality in many different ways and it is obvious that, in the three poems studied, that unattainable desires is something that separates this illusion form reality; where Larkin has been forced over to the reality side of things, to the real world of discontentment. James Kennedy L6 D"

University Degree: Larkin

Some critics suggest that Larkin portrays human existence as bleak in his poetry - to what extent do you agree with this view in Mr Bleaney?

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