D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
Things to Consider:
- Development of Mood
- Consciousness of Class
- Gender Roles and Expectations
Discussion Questions:
1286:
- According to the editors, what did
Lawrence seek to express in his poetry and fiction?
1287:
- What is the "insurgent naked throb of
the instant moment" (qtd. 1287)?
"The Horse Dealer's Daughter" (1922)
1301:
- Describe the
circumstances under which the story
begins.
- Describe Mabel's relationship with her brothers.
1306:
- Explain: "She would always hold the keys of her own situation"
(1306).
1308:
- Explain: "She was conscious in herself, but
unconscious of her surroundings" (1308).
1308-9:
- Describe the significance of the language used to describe
the pond. What might the pond represent?
1309:
- Explain: "It was as if she had the life of his body
in her hands" (1309).
- Why does Mabel think that Jack loves
her? Does he? Explain.
1312:
- Explain their final exchange. Is this
a happy ending? Explain.
Other Discussion Questions:
1301:
- Explain: "She did not share the same life as
her brothers" (1301).
1302:
- Explain: "The horses were almost like his own body
to him" (1302).
- How is Fred Henry both like and unlike his brother Joe?
1306:
- Describe Mabel's relationship with her father.
- In what way is Mabel "coming nearer to her
fulfillment" (1306)?
- What does Mabel enjoy going to the churchyard?
- Explain: "[T]he life she followed in here in the
world was far less real than the world of death she
inherited from her mother" (1306).
- What does it mean to say that Mabel's
face is "portentous" (1306)?
1307:
- Describe Jack Ferguson's attitude toward the
people he serves.
