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The Rain HorseIn this short story, Ted Hughes places man against nature in a conflict that is incredibly strong in the way that it suggests man is alienated by nature. The strongest expression of this conflict...
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The Rain HorseThe internal conflict experienced by the central--and indeed the only--character in the story seems to be based around the man's reasons for returning to the region where he grew up. It is not...
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The Rain HorseThis quote does not appear to be from the actual story, so I am assuming that it has been found in some publication that tells you information about the story. In a sense, the quotation does...
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Ted HughesCertainly, the horse is presented in a rather mysterious and sinister manner in this poetic story. Critics agree that animals are representative of depths of darkness that exist within Hughes...
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The Rain HorseOne of the main themes of the story is Man Vs Nature. Rain in particular, plays an important role in developing this theme. Throughout the story we notice that how much annoying the rain is for the...
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The Rain HorseFrom the very first sight that the man catches of the horse, it is clear that this is no ordinary horse, although initially perhaps the description of it running on its toes "like a cat, like a dog...
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The Rain Horsecome on ayesha it is so easy'
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The Rain HorseHughes' changing of the horse is one in which the horse becomes representative another element of the man. At a certain point in the confrontation between the man and the horse, the creature no...
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The Rain HorseThe propensity to link Hughes with the Romantic tradition arises in large part with his association to animals and the role they play in his writing. The choice of a horse in his story is...