The Fox by D. H. Lawrence Camuffo Francesca V A 2009-2010

The Fox Title analysis Content Characters

Title analysis The Fox Denotative meaning: a fox is a wild animal with reddish–brown fur, a pointed face and a thick tail Connotative meaning: the fox is a symbolic animal: it represents intelligence, shrewdness and cunning

Content The story tells about: Two women of nearly 30 years who decide to start a new life on a farm. They look after chickens, poultry, cows and ducks. A fox starts to kill their animals Months pass A young soldier comes to stay with them A triangular relationship begins One of the two girls is killed by the soldier The soldier can marry the girl

Characters March Banford Henry

underline some aspects of the character March It is a surname It recalls the third month of the year To march Physical description Skills and economical situation Personality and behavior underline some aspects of the character

underline some aspects of the character Benford It is a surname To ban (to take distance) Physical description Social and economical situation Family background Personality (through actions and dialogues) The reader can know her thoughts underline some aspects of the character

underline some aspects of the character Henry The narrator gives a lot of information about him Physical appearance and his clothes His actions His past Social and economical situation Family background His work His personality (through his actions and skills) His thoughts underline some aspects of the character

Narrator Styles A third person omniscient narrator free direct speech indirect speech free indirect speech showing and telling

Setting During the First World War In the country Near “The White Horse”, Berkshire, west of London. In the army Atmosphere: Sense of distance and separation from the world The setting creates sadness, anguish and solitude into the reader’s mind.

The message The novel makes the reader reflect on two themes: the wartime and relationships Poverty Women had to replace men because they went to fight. Between two women Between a man and a woman