An Analysis Of "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"
In D.H.Lawrence's story "The Horse Dealer's daughter" the author uses symbolism to represent the characters and the dramatic changes throughout the story.
In the story, the three sons and daughter of the horse dealer are compared to animals (mainly dogs and horses); the older brother, Joe, is described as a "subject animal" that is about to "marry and go into harness," on the other hand, Fred Henry thinks of himself as an "animal which controls," Mabel is named " bull-dog" by her brothers and they are all represented by the narrator through an imagery of four horses having no sense of direction and walking in a movement that "showed a massive, slumberous strength, and a stupidity which held them in subjection."
These animal referenced metaphors lead to the understanding of the animalized nature of the brothers that make them have no feeling of love, respect and affection toward their sister. In the story, the brothers show no interest on their sister's doom because they all......
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