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Commentary Denton Welch - Maiden Voyage (1943) The excerpt in question, from Denton Welch's prose piece "Maiden Voyage," acquaints us with a stubborn boy imprisoned on Chinese land. Being a foreigner it is established that this land is both mysterious and strange in his eyes. From this lack of belonging arises a desire for him to do something, and decides to explore the country side, but only further distress awaits him. The language that is used is both vivid and intense, and a great deal of description is used by Welch to articulate the harshness of the land which surrounds the speaker. Description and emotion in Welch's writing does not cease at merely that of the land, but continues further to enlighten us as to what the speaker is feeling, and how his surroundings affect him. It is established from the very first line, "Foreigners are not very popular here... So...

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