The story under the title “NEVER” was written by English writer Herbert Ernest Bates (May 16, 1905 – January 29, 1974). Described by Graham Greene as Britain's successor to Chekhov, H.E. Bates was a prolific and popular writer whose work ranges from the hit 1950s comic novel The Darling Buds of May to government-commissioned war fiction such as Fair Stood The Wind for France.
Bates's novels and short stories have been translated into 16 languages. Many of his stories are set in the rural Midlands of England, and the idyllic way of life he portrayed there included happy portraits of country characters and their simple ways.
The story under the study begins with the description of a girl – Nelly – who got completely tired of those monotonous gray days in her house, those gray days returning every morning. Once she made her mind to leave the parents’ house but failed, because of her slowness. Going back home she, however, told herself that some day she would leave anyway.
As I see it, the controlling idea of the story is the following – what seems to one stability and calmness in the house turns out to be a burden and suppression to the other.
Reading the novel we notice that the protagonist really hates everybody, it’s seen in her bearing as well as in her words: “I hate everyone. I’ve changed until I hardly know myself.”
No new event happened in her boring life. Every day the same things, the same playing piano, the same cards, even the same phrase of her father: “I never hand a decent hand, I thought the ace of trumps had gone! It’s too bad!!” We can easily take it for granted that such a life can drive to despair any person, even a patient one.
I can assume her awful problem was that she didn’t attempt to alter the situation around her. It was just her dream. The young hot blood in her required some adventures, new emotions and novelty. But she refused to make steps into unexplored future, fearing uncertainty. She merely dreamt of it, dreamt of leaving the house into new life.
I can also suggest it took her quite a long time to make a decision. Anyway, the future attracted and scared her at once. It was her inner conflict. On the one hand, her wild desire to be off the house, and on the other hand – the cold fear of indefinite future.
Если вам нужен полный анализ, напишите автору блога.
Bates's novels and short stories have been translated into 16 languages. Many of his stories are set in the rural Midlands of England, and the idyllic way of life he portrayed there included happy portraits of country characters and their simple ways.
The story under the study begins with the description of a girl – Nelly – who got completely tired of those monotonous gray days in her house, those gray days returning every morning. Once she made her mind to leave the parents’ house but failed, because of her slowness. Going back home she, however, told herself that some day she would leave anyway.
As I see it, the controlling idea of the story is the following – what seems to one stability and calmness in the house turns out to be a burden and suppression to the other.
Reading the novel we notice that the protagonist really hates everybody, it’s seen in her bearing as well as in her words: “I hate everyone. I’ve changed until I hardly know myself.”
No new event happened in her boring life. Every day the same things, the same playing piano, the same cards, even the same phrase of her father: “I never hand a decent hand, I thought the ace of trumps had gone! It’s too bad!!” We can easily take it for granted that such a life can drive to despair any person, even a patient one.
I can assume her awful problem was that she didn’t attempt to alter the situation around her. It was just her dream. The young hot blood in her required some adventures, new emotions and novelty. But she refused to make steps into unexplored future, fearing uncertainty. She merely dreamt of it, dreamt of leaving the house into new life.
I can also suggest it took her quite a long time to make a decision. Anyway, the future attracted and scared her at once. It was her inner conflict. On the one hand, her wild desire to be off the house, and on the other hand – the cold fear of indefinite future.
Если вам нужен полный анализ, напишите автору блога.
