The Relationships Between Men and Women in Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver by Thomas Hardy and Tickets Please by D.H Lawrence

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The Relationships Between Men and Women in Tony Kytes, the Arch-Deceiver by Thomas Hardy and Tickets Please by D.H Lawrence

Throughout time, through all social and cultural settings men and

women have had relationships, like the settings these relationships

have changed. I am going to be looking at the relationships between

men and women in 'Tony Kytes' and 'Tickets Please'. These two stories

are very different but there are some similarities. In both stories

there are women who suffer at the hands of womanizing men and in the

end these men have to make a choice about which girl they want. I will

compare the setting (time and place), the characters, as well as the

power and choices of the men and women in each story. I will consider

how the social and cultural attitudes of the time may have affected

these relationships.

There is a big contrast in the setting of 'Tony Kytes' and 'Tickets

Please'. 'Tony Kytes' is set in a pretty, rural, countryside village

whereas 'Tickets Please' is set on a tram. It is set in the

countryside but not like the rural countryside of 'Tony Kytes'. It is

portrayed as being ugly and hostile. The setting of 'Tony Kytes' is

not such a big part of the story unlike 'Tickets Please'. The setting

of this story is very important and Lawrence uses the first couple of

pages to set the scene. 'Tony Kytes' is set in the 19th century and

shows old-fashioned ideas. Hardy shows this by setting it in a small

rural village. The village has a very close community were everyone

knows each other. This is shown at the end at the wedding

where"Everybody in Longpuddle was there almost. The main part of the

story is centered around a journey back from market on a horse and

cart. This is a very rural activity. Another way Hardy shows they are

in the countryside is during Milly and Tony's conversation. They talk

and look at the "trees, beasts, birds, insects and at the ploughmen at

work". 'Tickets Please' is set during the 1st world war although it

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