Wednesday, September 15, 2010
What do toads have to do with it?
Of all the poems in this unit, "Toads", by Philip Larkin gave me the most confusion. After reading the poem, I have come to the conculsion that is deals with life. However, I am confused as to how toads fit into it. The only thing I can come up with is toads are notoriously lazy and known to just bask in the sun. So, is Larkin comparing toads to the society of today? In the first stanza, the speaker is questioning why one would have to do physical work to make money, when instead they could just use their intellect to do the same. The more I analyze this, the better sense it makes. Furthermore, the speaker is wondering how it is possible to work so hard during the week only to make a couple dollars to pay the bills. Sounds like a pretty lonely and empty life to me!
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