'The Man Who Loved Children

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Commentary on a section of 'The man who loved children' by Christina Stead.

The passage depicts a family and their move into a new home. The main character is Henny, the mother, a depressive and lonely character. The extract focuses on Henny's emotional descriptions of the new surroundings.

Henny feels an instant dislike for the house; she refers to it as a 'tenement', suggesting decay and that it is falling apart. Her anger and hatred are implicitly stated throughout the piece, yet never explicitly. She describes the sink as 'leprous' as if this decay is somehow infectious. The overwhelming disrepair of the house seems to encourage a 'curious, dull...new sensation'. This seems to be a description of

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Approximate Word count = 479
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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