Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas combines his vibrant imagery with his adolescent experiences in South Whales and London to produce the realistic tale "The Followers". His interest in writing short stories like "The Followers" stems from the beginning part of his life.
Thomas spent his days growing up in Swansea, South Whales with his father, a grammar school English teacher. His father encouraged his early interest in reading and writing. Some of his early poetry was published in local literary writing journals. Thomas grew up in the late 1920's and the 1930's. "In the 1930's, when the trend toward social and political commentary dominated the arts, Thomas began pursuing more personal themes that originated in his own experiences" (Gunton and Harris 358). Thomas would then incorporate these experiences into his poetry. For example, the poem "The Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait" is about a fisherman he probably saw around growing up in Swansea. In 1934 Thomas began moving between London and several......
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