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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Fisher, Jerilyn, and Ellen S. Silber. Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2003. Print.