The fox

This paper aims at analyzing the short novel The Fox written by David Herbert Lawrence. The point from the short novel that will be analyzed is concerning Henry’s will of marrying March. The two hypotheses formulated are: Henry was interested in the farm and in March’s capture, like a hunter on an animal. The main goal in this analysis is to confirm which hypothesis best portrays the author’s idea.

The short novel The Fox portrays the lives of two friends, March and Bandford, as they were called. They lived on a farm by themselves in a peaceful way. Bandford had a weak health, so March did everything at the farm and also took care of her. Henry, (a soldier) arrived at the farm looking for his grandfather, but he had died. So, he stayed in the farm with the girls. As the time passed, Henry decided to marry March, but Bandford was against it. At the end, Banford died and March married him.

David Herbert Lawrence was born on 11 September 1885 in Nottinghamshire, England. He wrote about the fulfilled relationships of men and women, and the crucial relationship between human beings and the natural world. He lived on a farm with his family. His main works were

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) He had an obsession to posses March, so he was willing to do anything to get her for himself even if he had to kill Bandford to get it. 68) He knew that he could not stay in the farm but he insisted in marrying March. He insisted on marrying her and she agreed with it. Her place was in the farm at Bandford’s side. Henry had lived in the farm with his grandfather, but he had died. Bandford had a weak health so March took care about the hard work in the farm. At the end, Banford died and March married him. March was odd and absent-minded but had a strange magnanimity. But he did not possess her soul because March resisted to it. March had another dream about Bandford’s death and that she put the fox’s skin over her in the wood-box.

The First hypothesis

Henry was thinking about his own benefit and the only way to have the farm was marrying March.

Historical contextualization

The Author

David Herbert Lawrence was born on 11 September 1885 in Nottinghamshire, England. During that night, Henry took the gun and went out into the night.

Approximate Word count = 2398
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)

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