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- 2. • An autobiographicaldramatic monologue which details the coming of age of a young girl • Subverts the piece of “Little Red Riding Hood” by reversing the power imbalance between the wolf and Red as she matures • It explores many themes in the anthology, such as maturity, oppression and liberation, which makes it a suitable start to the anthology
- 3. What is themodern day context? • Duffy’s personal life and her first husband (Jackie Kay) who was 15 years older than her, and she eventually realised the relationship was inappropriate • 15 years older than her = tried to be seductive, did not stay together • As a young woman ⇒ she was really in love ⇒ only sex/poetry
- 4. Duffy... • Makes apoint about how women can empower themselves as time progresses. • Although they may be attractive to certain types of men at their youth, as they mature – they can be better than aggressive and boring old men whilst challenging a patriarchal society.
- 5. Love for poetry and attraction •Words were truly alive ⇒ metaphor, liveliness, satisfaction • “Warm, beating, frantic” – asyndeton, she is overwhelmed by the complexityand wonder • Rhythm of heartbeat, full of life and warmth ⇒ excitement,thrilling sensation, passion • Speeds up the pace of the poem • She feels empowered “winged” ⇒ freedom • Upon introduction – she is in awe, but is not satisfied at the end • Initial innocence and naivety
- 6. HOWEVER… • I madesure he spotted me • Subversion ⇒ she lured the wolf for poetry? • ‘The wolf, I knew, would lead me deep’ ⇒ she is manipulative, she is one step ahead ⇒ imperative • “Gold book”s = like a gold digger ⇒ she exploits men for something • All women start off as being naive and innocent, excited at what they can get from being with men, until they realise they can achieve more.
- 7. The poem... • Itis attractive • Sexual and impulsive curiosity • “What big eyes he had! What teeth!” ⇒ direct play on the real story ⇒ subvert the story because Little Red liberates herself and doesn’t get eaten. • Limited vocabulary ⇒ childlike nature • Exclamation ⇒ slows down the pace of the poem, she is in awe • “Here’s why. Poetry” ⇒ hypophora, short syntax, confident and assertive • Books on a single line
- 8. Characterisation of the wolf– representative all men in the literary world • It is violent and sinister • “Dark tangled thorny” place ⇒ semantic field of dread, darkness, evil (adjectives) • “Eyes of owls” – she is away from home, but judged by society, eying her every move (even in the night), no privacy ⇒ nocturnal animals • “Ripped” “snagged”, “Scraps”, harsh plosive sounds suggest the violent nature of the wolf’s treatment • Sexual experience, euphemistic ⇒ loss of virginity and identity in the process ⇒ loses a bit of RED lol . .. .