How Does Hill Present Samuel Daily In TWB
How does Hill present Samuel Daily in The Woman in Black?
At first Samuel Daily was presented rather as an obvious inhabitant of a rural area as he was first described as a “…big man, with a beefy face and huge, raw-looking hands…”; this could imply to the reader that it was obvious Daily had worked physically in labour before due to his rough hands. However, he had also “made, or come, into money late and unexpectedly, and was happy for the world to know it. This could indicate that to Arthur –the narrator/writer of the story– that although Mr. Daily was stereotypically thought to probably work at a farm or a small business of some sort, Daily’s attire was rather of a wealthy appearance “of good quality” clothing which may surprise Kipps to think that Daily had suddenly become rich and has become successful. This was implied again when he had noticed his “prominent”, brand-new ring which glimmered to Arthur’s attention, which suggests that Samuel Daily is a proud man and isn’t shy to express his wealth but also that it also has a “newness” to it; this could indicate that Samuel had recently become really wealthy. This gives the reader the expression that the fact that the locals in Crythin Gifford get annoyed when Daily drives around in his motor vehicle which expresses the fact he is able to afford such advanced technology during the 1900’s and shows it off; this may contribute towards the reluctance of the villagers to talk to Arthur as he is mostly seen talking to Samuel Daily to their dislike.
On the other hand, as Arthur was quite young and arrogant back then, which he also admits as he claims he “in my youthful and priggish way, summed up and all but dismissed him” which may symbolise the fact that the protagonist felt in a way superior compared to Samuel Daily as he is a mere rural inhabitant of a village compared to a solicitor from London. This also may foreshadow the fact that Daily had been judged too quickly due to his appearance and “odd accent”,
At first Samuel Daily was presented rather as an obvious inhabitant of a rural area as he was first described as a “…big man, with a beefy face and huge, raw-looking hands…”; this could imply to the reader that it was obvious Daily had worked physically in labour before due to his rough hands. However, he had also “made, or come, into money late and unexpectedly, and was happy for the world to know it. This could indicate that to Arthur –the narrator/writer of the story– that although Mr. Daily was stereotypically thought to probably work at a farm or a small business of some sort, Daily’s attire was rather of a wealthy appearance “of good quality” clothing which may surprise Kipps to think that Daily had suddenly become rich and has become successful. This was implied again when he had noticed his “prominent”, brand-new ring which glimmered to Arthur’s attention, which suggests that Samuel Daily is a proud man and isn’t shy to express his wealth but also that it also has a “newness” to it; this could indicate that Samuel had recently become really wealthy. This gives the reader the expression that the fact that the locals in Crythin Gifford get annoyed when Daily drives around in his motor vehicle which expresses the fact he is able to afford such advanced technology during the 1900’s and shows it off; this may contribute towards the reluctance of the villagers to talk to Arthur as he is mostly seen talking to Samuel Daily to their dislike.
On the other hand, as Arthur was quite young and arrogant back then, which he also admits as he claims he “in my youthful and priggish way, summed up and all but dismissed him” which may symbolise the fact that the protagonist felt in a way superior compared to Samuel Daily as he is a mere rural inhabitant of a village compared to a solicitor from London. This also may foreshadow the fact that Daily had been judged too quickly due to his appearance and “odd accent”,