The Go-BetweenL.P Hartley Is Ted a coward?
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The Go-Between L.P Hartley Is Ted a coward? By Sarah van Ballekom In Hartley's The Go-Between, lower-class Ted, a major character takes his life following a passionate affair with upper class Marian, at Brandham Hall in the year 1900. Ted's suicide could be judged as a cowardly act. However, Hartley has given the reader evidence to prove that Ted is a very strong and heroic character in this novel. Hartley explores the difficult path of the love between Marian and Ted against the strict social background of 1900 England. In the 'garden of Eden' setting of Brandham Hall, Hartley tells the story through the eyes of an innocent 12-year-old boy, Leo, who discovers the importance of class distinctions in the hot summer of 1900. In the resulting loss of innocence, Leo discovers the true nature of the relationship between central characters Ted and Marian, and the lives of all the people at Brandham Hall are changed...

