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Phillip Larkin - Aubade Critical Analysis -- A grade - page 3
Keywords: Phillip Philip Larkin Aubade Critical Analysis
By georgie1 on 31/12/2009
Level: A Level (Year 12) / AS Level
Page Number: 3 of 3 pages: 1 2 3therefore he perceives courage as immoral and unjustified.
Perhaps the bitterness that Larkin possessed stemmed from his string of women who never appeared to be greatly attached to him, and therefore Larkin felt that an aubade about death was more appropriate than if it were to concern a lover that he did not want to leave. Larkin’s multitude of relationships were infamously precarious, involving infidelity, casual sex and lack of commitment.
Voiced through his poem Love, Larkin asks “How can you be satisfied, putting someone else first so that you come off worst?”, highlighting his strong, negative opinion on dedication to a partner. It is clear Larkin never fully committed himself to a woman, perhaps due to his constant desire for different women or his passion for a career over a family. Whatever his reasons maybe, one can understand the complexity of Larkin’s desires: for women, for pleasure and for his literary career. From this, the conclusion could be drawn that Larkin believed women provided his boundaries, and therefore limited his career, thus providing a feasible connection to Aubade: instead of mourning the loss of another, Larkin cares only for the loss of his own life.
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