Go Between Quotes
Go between Essay
In his novel, the author takes us on a momentous journey which sees the protagonist, a naive young boy, Leo Colston; lose his childhood innocence as a result of his involvement in a forbidden love affair between the sister of his aristocratic friend and a farmer on the estate they manage. The forthcoming tragedies wholly depend on the social constraints of those days. This setting is therefore of great significance to the enjoyment of the novel. As the story continues, Leo becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of dishonesty and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation awakening him into the secrets of the adult world and the evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society.
As the novel begins, we meet a young Leo who is presented as very naive and unworldly being a child who believes in magic and the power of spells. This is one of the symbols used by Hartley to highlight the young boy’s development of character. Further on in the book Leo’s naivety is highlighted ‘Perhaps she was the heat.’ Is a metaphor used to show us a young boy experiencing the first stirrings of a sexual awakening, thus highlighting his loss of innocence.
The first awakening of sexuality on Leo’s behalf is seen during the bathing scene of chapter 4 …show more content…
There is stark contrast between Ted and Leo in this passage, Ted being the water carrier compared to Leo who is not involved in the bathing aspect of the scene at all means that Leo is unable to join in with the adult characters and sees Ted as a masculine ideal in that he has a way to attract Marians desire. Leo, however, is seen by Marian as a young boy, this is further accentuated when Marian describes him as ‘so dreadfully dry’ which could also be referring to his lack of
In his novel, the author takes us on a momentous journey which sees the protagonist, a naive young boy, Leo Colston; lose his childhood innocence as a result of his involvement in a forbidden love affair between the sister of his aristocratic friend and a farmer on the estate they manage. The forthcoming tragedies wholly depend on the social constraints of those days. This setting is therefore of great significance to the enjoyment of the novel. As the story continues, Leo becomes drawn deeper and deeper into their dangerous game of dishonesty and desire, until his role brings him to a shocking and premature revelation awakening him into the secrets of the adult world and the evocation of the boundaries of Edwardian society.
As the novel begins, we meet a young Leo who is presented as very naive and unworldly being a child who believes in magic and the power of spells. This is one of the symbols used by Hartley to highlight the young boy’s development of character. Further on in the book Leo’s naivety is highlighted ‘Perhaps she was the heat.’ Is a metaphor used to show us a young boy experiencing the first stirrings of a sexual awakening, thus highlighting his loss of innocence.
The first awakening of sexuality on Leo’s behalf is seen during the bathing scene of chapter 4 …show more content…
There is stark contrast between Ted and Leo in this passage, Ted being the water carrier compared to Leo who is not involved in the bathing aspect of the scene at all means that Leo is unable to join in with the adult characters and sees Ted as a masculine ideal in that he has a way to attract Marians desire. Leo, however, is seen by Marian as a young boy, this is further accentuated when Marian describes him as ‘so dreadfully dry’ which could also be referring to his lack of