2008 Period 3 Literary Analysis Essay “The Demon Lover” is a short story about a woman named Mrs. Drover who gradually loses her mind as she revisits her old home‚ which she was forced to move out of because of World War II. Having just moved to a house in the country‚ some of Mrs. Drover’s belongings are still in the old house. While she is there retrieving her items‚ she flashes back to World War I when she had to say goodbye to her lover which causes her to become mentally unstable. The author
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David Herbert Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers is considered as one of the most innovative novels of the twentieth century. In this novel‚ though Lawrence mainly deals with the relationship between men and women‚ he also informs us that the relationship between parents and children with the influence of the disharmonious relationship between the special man and woman—father and mother is very significant to children‚ family and even society. Sons and Lovers is an autobiographical account of Lawrence’s
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sons and lovers by D. Lawrence as an autobiographical novel the label‚ ‘autobiographical’ can safely be attributed to this superb specimen of fiction‚ bearing the mark of Lawrence’s genius. The most salient characteristic of the characters portrayed by Lawrence is according to Albert‚ “the resemblance they bear to their creator. In fact Sons and lovers is one of the most autobiographical of English novels. D.H. Lawrence is one of those great artists who write because of internal compulsion‚ and
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Topic- analyse the following extract from Sons and Lovers in detail‚ commenting carefully on the stylistic aspects reflected in the passage‚ discussing what the extract revels about the characters and their relationship(s). Briefly mention any other relationships in the novel that are similar/ strongly dissimilar to the relationship revealed in the extract. Sons and Lovers by D.H Lawrence is an example of a Bildungsroman‚ an autobiographical novel about the character’s life‚ and that character’s
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"The Demon Lover” is a confusing short story because it can be interpreted in different ways. Some people might consider it a ghost story. Others might think it is a psychological thriller‚ which makes sense due to the fact that Mrs. Drover presents signals of having a mental problem. However‚ I decided to go with the ghost story for two reasons: it makes it more fun and I feel like there’s more evidence I could use to support that statement‚ even though I do agree she has some kind of mental problem
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uncaring and how the male character feels about the death of his wife/lover. All of these points are shown and used by Robert Browning in the two poems‚ Porphirias Lover and My Last Duchess. In the poem Porphirias Lover presents the relationship between men and women as showing the men being in control. From lines thirty one to thirty three Browning wrote Be sure I looked up at her eyes happy and proud; at least I knew Porphyria worshipped me; The word worshipped means to treat somebody or something
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last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s lover’ Robert Browning was born in May 1812 and died at the age of seventy. Browning was an English poet who has become known as the person to invent and popularise the dramatic monologue. This made him the foremost Victorian poet; two of his most successful dramatic monologues are those of ‘My last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’. The reoccurring theme within the two monologues is murder as they show the idea of men killing a lover Dramatic monologues are significant
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Different But The Same (Comparing and contrasting My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover) Robert Browning is one of the best writers when it comes to dramatic monologues. Dramatic monologue is a poem where a person is speaking to an intended audience about something that they feel strongly about. There are two questions that you ask when reading dramatic monologues they are: Who is the speaker? And who is the speaker speaking to? Robert Browning is known for some of the most influential dramatic
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DEMON’S WRATH Elizabeth Bowens "The Demon Lover" is the story of Kathleen Drover’s repressed fear driving her to psychotic madness. The story shows us that what you create in your mind is a reflection of who you are inside. Kathleen Drover is an indirect casualty of war. When she was 19‚ Kathleen had lost her fiancé to the First World War. After she heard of his death‚ she had entered a state of depression that lasted 13 years. During this time‚ the pledge of binding love that they had made
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Elizabeth Bowen’s short story “The Demon Lover‚” the reader is captivated by an obsession from an old love. In the story‚ Mrs. Drover is returning to her abandoned town and empty house to collect some belongings only to be greeted by a presence. Mrs. Drover believes this presence is an old love coming back. In the poem “Obsession” by Dana S. the speaker personifies obsession and gets the reader to sense that obsession can be a presence to anyone. In “The Demon Lover‚” the story opens up with a description
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