Essays Tagged: "Go-Between"

The Go-Between by L.P.Hartley - "It did not occur to me that they had treated me badly" - What Sympathy do you have for Leo?

'The Go-Between' by L.P.Hartley"It did not occur to me that they had treated me badly"What Sympathy do yo ... tley"It did not occur to me that they had treated me badly"What Sympathy do you have for Leo in the Go-Between?This essay is to assess how much sympathy is deserving of the young and naïve Leo Co ...

(9 pages) 12 0 0.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

To what extent is personal weakness to blame for what happens to the main characters in Hartley's novel "The Go-Between"?

In Hartley's "The Go-Between", Leo suffers a nervous breakdown following his three-week stay at Brandham Hall in 1900. ... anyone. But can't you guess? Marian is engaged to marry Lord Trimingham" (Pg 162)In this novel, The Go-Between, Mrs Maudsley represents society. She is the one pressuring Marian to marry Hugh. In turn ... is infatuation with Marian were personal weaknesses which contributed to crisis's in the novel, The Go-Between. Leo's belief of his own magical powers gave him an unrealistic view of himself at Brandh ...

(3 pages) 13 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Cricket Match

match and the concert afterwards are two highly significant incidents in L.P. Hartley's novel, The Go-Between. These events mark the passage of Leo's growth into manhood. At the cricket match Leo cha ...

(4 pages) 3250 0 4.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The go between

How Does Hartley suggest the differences between social classes in the Go-Between? L.P Hartley's 'The Go-Between' is a novel in which class distinction plays a major part. ...

(8 pages) 5533 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis