Miniver Cheevy Analysis
The speaker describes Miniver Cheevy’s conflict which is Miniver’s resistance to the real world and reality and his longing for the past or medieval times. This is expressed through the many phrases of medieval knights, armor, and clothing as well as Miniver’s reaction or attitude towards them. Miniver “loved the days of old / when swords were bright and steeds were prancing,” “missed the mediæval grace / Of iron clothing,” “dreamed Thebes and Camelot / And Priam’s neighbors.” Loved, dreamed and missed all imply that Miniver wishes he could live in that time period. In the quote above, Thebes, Camelot, and Priam’s neighbors are mentioned and are all places and subjects that Miniver pulls from other literary works or stories. These stories