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The Horse Dealer's Daughter '

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Fatima Lundy
The Horse Dealer’s Daughter is an intriguing read. D.H Lawrence reveals the inner strength in a seemingly submissive woman. His complex character, Mabel, is a character that many feminist will be proud to call their own. The Horse Dealer’s Daughter has a lot of interesting scenes that provoked a response in me. “Their eyes met. And each looked away again at once, each feeling, in some way, found out by the other” (840). This line made me feel second-hand embarrassment. It made me think about all the times when I used to stare at people absentmindedly. Nothing can compare to that awkward moment when you wake up from your daydream and see a pair of unblinking wide eyes. There’s always a short pause when your eyes met and you …show more content…

For those unobservant readers, she may seem like the stereotypical submissive woman. Those who dive deeper into the text can see the little hints throughout the story revealing Marble true character. Her brothers see her as the stubborn ugly bull-dog that they can push around and beat until it does what they say. They think the bull dog will just walk away with its tail between its legs. They had no idea that their little bull-dog is actually a conniving pit bull in disguise. It’s not their fault. Marble is defiant in a subtle way. So subtle that nobody notices it, even the reader, until it becomes slightly more obvious at the end of the story. Even that ending scene is debatable. Some may see it as Marble being submissive. She’s on her knees, nude, trying to convince the doctor that he’s in love with her. It seems pathetic, but it’s not. This scene shows Marble skills in persuasion and manipulation. Another scene that is debatable is the pond scene, where she attempts suicide. It can be argued as proof of her weakness but it could also be seen as a sign of power. She’s taking charge of her life, even if killing herself is the only way to be free. At least she made that decision on her own without anybody’s input or suggestion. When her plan was foiled by the doctor, she hatched another plan when she realized the doctor had feelings for her. As little as those feelings was, Mabel was determined to make those feelings into a burning

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