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By analysing precisely the content and style 'The Whitsun Weddings', consider how far you would agree with the notion that Larkin believes marriage offers happiness.
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By analysing precisely the content and style 'The Whitsun Weddings', consider how far you would agree with the notion that Larkin believes marriage offers happiness. 'The Whitsun Weddings' is from the collection with the same title by Larkin. The poem is told by a persona who is on a train which is driving trough many stations where wedding parties can be seen seeing off the bride and groom as the go on their honeymoon. The poem was the result of a train journey which Larkin made on Whit Saturday in 1955. The poem is not only about weddings but also new beginnings to journeys in life. The poem is entitled 'The Whitsun Weddings' because as we are told in the opening line the date is Whitsun. This is the seventh Sunday after Easter also known as Pentecost. It is the day in the Christian calendar when the disciples were visited by...
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