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A Practical Criticism on ‘Here by Phillip Larkin ‘Here’ was published in 1964 as part of a collection of poems collectively titled ‘The Whitsun Weddings’
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A Practical Criticism on 'Here by Phillip Larkin 'Here' was published in 1964 as part of a collection of poems collectively titled 'The Whitsun Weddings'. It explores the feelings and judgements towards a location and the falsity of the modern industrial culture as it consumes traditional life. The poem describes the mixed judgements of the narrator as he passes through the town on a train journey, as well as concomitantly examining the features of a emblematic reversed journey from 'industrial' restraints to 'unfenced existence' The first stanza opens with the word 'swerving' which is repeated twice more in the same verse, suggesting that the train is trying to avoid something, such as the irrevocable destruction of the surrounding nature. This theory is supported by the description of the 'thin and thistled' fields; they are no longer flourishing as their well-being is not the priority. This reflects the condition of society as...
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