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Essay Galaxy - The Plight of the Toads: An Analysis
The Plight of the Toads: An Analysis
Toad. The word conjures up images of a grotesque, little amphibian
and yet it is this little animal that Larkin decides to base his poem on.
He describes two toads. One is the exterior influence that society has on
and individual to work, and the other is the interior or personal prompting
to work. He takes a thirty six line attempt at finding away to elude the
"squatting" of the toads, and yet in the end his conclusion is that there
is no way to hide from them.
As the poem begins, Larkin wastes no time in introducing the first
toad, "Why should I let the toad work / Squat on my life."(1-2) The
first toad is said to be equal to work. The use of this metaphor jogs
one's memory to the social connotations that a toad upholds. One of these
connotations is that a t....
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