Jan 6, 2010

The Fox | The Fox

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Author: D. H. Lawrence
First Published: 1923
Type of Work: Novella
Type of Plot: Psychological realism
Time of Work: During World War I
Setting: The Midlands of England
Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
Subjects: Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Friendship, 1910’s, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, World War I, Animals
Locales: England

Characters Discussed

Ellen (Nellie) March, a co-owner of a Berkshire farm. Strong, authoritative, and almost masculine, Nellie is the decision maker on Bailey Farm, where she does most of the outdoor work. The stability on the farm between Nellie and Jill, the farm’s vaguely fragile co-owner, is upset by two events in the story. The first is the appearance of a fox that frequently disturbs the quietude by stealing and murdering chickens. The second is the appearance of Henry Grenfel, a young soldier who soon decides to marry Nellie. The woman is thereafter torn between her...

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The Fox | The Fox

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Characters Discussed

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