The Horse Dealer's Daughter By D. H. Lawrence
Maybelys Avalos
Prof. Meehan
ENC 1102 (Sat. 8:00 am -10:30 am)
Response Paper #2
Due Date: Thursday, March 8
Rebirth
In the story “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D.H. Lawrence tell a timeless love story between Mabel and Dr.Ferguson, two people of totally different social standings falling in love. Mabel is a stubborn, hardheaded girl who does not have much to say. Dr.Ferguson is a successful doctor, who did not think much of Mabel. Lawrence uses a lot of symbolism in his short story such as life, death, and emptiness.
Dr.Ferguson himself is a clear symbol of life. His status is a doctor and his job is to save lives. He saved her even though he didn’t know how to swim and could’ve also drowned in the process. It is propagated further in the event of saving Mabel’s life he also saved her from herself or rather healing her of despondency. He, as far as a man is able, filled her with life. “He laid her down on the bank. She was quite unconscious and running with water. He made the water come from her mouth, he worked to restore her. He did not have to work very long before he could feel the breathing begin again in her; she was breathing naturally. He worked a little longer. He could feel her …show more content…
The pond symbolizes death because it is where Mabel tries to drown herself. Mabel walks straight into a pond until the water is over her head. The pond's dimensions suggest a grave. Lawrence repeatedly mention these three symbols as dead, cold, and dark. “The dead cold pond swayed upon his chest”. Ironically, it is here that Ferguson actually brings both himself and Mabel back to "life" mentally. He feels that "his life came back to him" when mentioning how he saved Mabel. The characters' changing from the wet, dark clothes to new clothes also is a sort of symbol. In both characters' cases, they are removing the wet clothes, hence their old dead life, to new clothes, which implies that they are starting a new life
Prof. Meehan
ENC 1102 (Sat. 8:00 am -10:30 am)
Response Paper #2
Due Date: Thursday, March 8
Rebirth
In the story “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D.H. Lawrence tell a timeless love story between Mabel and Dr.Ferguson, two people of totally different social standings falling in love. Mabel is a stubborn, hardheaded girl who does not have much to say. Dr.Ferguson is a successful doctor, who did not think much of Mabel. Lawrence uses a lot of symbolism in his short story such as life, death, and emptiness.
Dr.Ferguson himself is a clear symbol of life. His status is a doctor and his job is to save lives. He saved her even though he didn’t know how to swim and could’ve also drowned in the process. It is propagated further in the event of saving Mabel’s life he also saved her from herself or rather healing her of despondency. He, as far as a man is able, filled her with life. “He laid her down on the bank. She was quite unconscious and running with water. He made the water come from her mouth, he worked to restore her. He did not have to work very long before he could feel the breathing begin again in her; she was breathing naturally. He worked a little longer. He could feel her …show more content…
The pond symbolizes death because it is where Mabel tries to drown herself. Mabel walks straight into a pond until the water is over her head. The pond's dimensions suggest a grave. Lawrence repeatedly mention these three symbols as dead, cold, and dark. “The dead cold pond swayed upon his chest”. Ironically, it is here that Ferguson actually brings both himself and Mabel back to "life" mentally. He feels that "his life came back to him" when mentioning how he saved Mabel. The characters' changing from the wet, dark clothes to new clothes also is a sort of symbol. In both characters' cases, they are removing the wet clothes, hence their old dead life, to new clothes, which implies that they are starting a new life