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The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Lydia accepts the proposal and both marry. We find a number of the motifs of light and dark like this through the novel. Soon he goes with a bunch of Daffodils to propose him.īefore proposing he stands in a dark place that is broken by the shelf of light from Lydia’s kitchen window. When Lydia, widow of a polish doctor and mother of two years old Anna comes to live Marsh Farm, Tom falls in love with him. This represents a new phase in the progress of the family. “He wanted to go away” to explore the foreign parts. However, he also represents the social turmoil going on during that time due to industrialization. Tom is a typical Brangwen who represents the continuity and stability of the Brangwen family. After the death of the parents, Tom the youngest child inherits the Marsh farm and the story begins with him that moves to the third generation. One of their sons runs away to sea while the other Alfred (father of Will) moves to the city and works as lace designer. Alfred Brangwen who is like Adam of the play has 6 children. ![]() ![]() They started taking interest more in trade than farming. However, after industrialization, the Brangwen came into contact with the commercial world making Brangwens strangers in their own place. In the beginning, the men of Brangwen reserved the continuity of family while the women looked outward to the world beyond Marsh farm. The story is in chronological form-from primitive and self-sufficiency into the interdependence of a community. ![]()
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