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The Man Who Was Through with the World

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The Man Who Was Through with the World

By: D H Lawrence
Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
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"The Man Who Was Through With the World" picks up the same themes as in Lawrence's short story "The Man Who Loved Islands". He asks if we can ever withdraw from the world, no matter how much it disgusts us. The ironic part of this fragment is that the hermit vainly seeks to think holy thoughts while all around him is the natural world which could provide his life with meaning. The fragment is unfinished, leaving the listener to wonder if the hero would return to the world, if the world would come to him, or if nature would take its course and let him die in his hut.

©2007 Alan Avery (P)2022 Alan Avery
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