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Page 32
... Henny a negative shrew . The facts Christina Stead presents about Henny are certainly unattractive : she is an unfaithful wife , an extravagantly poor manager ; she threatens repeatedly to kill her children and herself , and she is ...
... Henny a negative shrew . The facts Christina Stead presents about Henny are certainly unattractive : she is an unfaithful wife , an extravagantly poor manager ; she threatens repeatedly to kill her children and herself , and she is ...
Page 34
... Henny and Sam and between Louisa and Sam is sexual opposition , and sexuality is particu- larly ugly in this novel . Henny's lover is a coarse fellow and , to Henny , only a means of defiance to Sam and independence for herself . It is ...
... Henny and Sam and between Louisa and Sam is sexual opposition , and sexuality is particu- larly ugly in this novel . Henny's lover is a coarse fellow and , to Henny , only a means of defiance to Sam and independence for herself . It is ...
Page 36
... Henny had moved further from freedom , for poverty and pregnancy tie her to the man she hates . " She felt the dread power of wife- hood ; they were locked in each other's grasp till the end - the end , a mouthful of sunless muck ...
... Henny had moved further from freedom , for poverty and pregnancy tie her to the man she hates . " She felt the dread power of wife- hood ; they were locked in each other's grasp till the end - the end , a mouthful of sunless muck ...
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