Christina Rossetti’s poem, Goblin Market presents men in a negative perspective. In the poem, three women are affected by the men’s actions. The men’s actions and the effect thereof are all portrayed as evil. The acts may be symbolizing an issue in society but such issue is never addressed directly. The speaker of Goblin Market is biased in illustrating men. The portrayal is generalized through bizarre imagery, appeal to the sense, of hearing and pathos, in order to create a dramatized situation in which men are seen as evil and women as righteous beings that can overcome the men’s deeds through solidarity.
The first time goblins were mentioned is in line 2 where the text says, “Maids heard the goblins cry”. In this sentence it is not specific what sex the maids or the goblins are. There is however, a distinction between the maids and goblins. Before the world goblin there is the word “the”. By adding the word “the” before goblins, it is emphasized that goblins are not …show more content…
They each took a different animal characteristic, one was a cat another a rat. When the poem describes their actions, they each are also assigned a separate action. One sets a basket down, the other one weaves. (97-99) Additionally, they produce different noises. The cat purr’d, the rat spoke. However, whenever the goblins interact with Laura and Lizzie they do so in unison. The only speech that the goblin men carry out is done so as a group. The poem says, ‘“You have much gold upon your head,’/ They answered all together :”.( 123-124) The men are not given an individual voice. When interacting with Lizzie at a later time the poem says, ‘“Nay, take a seat with us, / Honour and eat with us,’/They answered grinning:” (367-369) Here the pronouns, us and they are used to unify the goblin men. They are not given any individual voice. They are kept and defined as a group. Their voice is not just similar, but unrealistically, the exact
The first time goblins were mentioned is in line 2 where the text says, “Maids heard the goblins cry”. In this sentence it is not specific what sex the maids or the goblins are. There is however, a distinction between the maids and goblins. Before the world goblin there is the word “the”. By adding the word “the” before goblins, it is emphasized that goblins are not …show more content…
They each took a different animal characteristic, one was a cat another a rat. When the poem describes their actions, they each are also assigned a separate action. One sets a basket down, the other one weaves. (97-99) Additionally, they produce different noises. The cat purr’d, the rat spoke. However, whenever the goblins interact with Laura and Lizzie they do so in unison. The only speech that the goblin men carry out is done so as a group. The poem says, ‘“You have much gold upon your head,’/ They answered all together :”.( 123-124) The men are not given an individual voice. When interacting with Lizzie at a later time the poem says, ‘“Nay, take a seat with us, / Honour and eat with us,’/They answered grinning:” (367-369) Here the pronouns, us and they are used to unify the goblin men. They are not given any individual voice. They are kept and defined as a group. Their voice is not just similar, but unrealistically, the exact