" Elles sont jolies, ces fleurs-là" Anna says when introducing herself to Mrs. Robinson (176). By Anna conveying that she knows French, she is falling into a scheme of socialization instead think about herself; which in turn employs the idea of being ignorant. One might issue argue Rhys', Voyage in the Book, is an effortless read and only conveys a coming of age tale by using a first love theme. In this essay, I show how Rhys utilizes Anna's and other character's choice of song instate problems of social issues such as; urban alienation, racial discrimination, parental responsibility, and women's inequality. Rhys introduces a song when Anna becomes sick for the first time. Anna thinks of Francine's songs. She remembers that Francine used to sing, "adieu, sweetheart adieu, all good times I leave behind" (32). Rhys uses this scene to show the lack of parental responsibilities. The image conveys that Francine was the one caring for Anna when she was
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Anna starts thinking about the song "Camptown Racecourse" since the beginning of the night, and when Anna and Carl come back from eating, he opens two bottles of champagne and she begins to sing, " Oh I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag, Somebody won on the bay" (155). The song indicates the lack of parental responsibility. The lack of parental guidance makes Anna compensate by becoming a custom to materialistic socialization. Anna sings this song to place herself in the song and she believes that Walter is the bob-tailed nag, because a horse that has such characteristics is the best, yet by saying that somebody won on a common horse employs self-deprecation on her part because she had the best yet could not win. By Anna putting herself in the place of the gambler, not the horse, she illustrates her self-awareness and that in real life situation when she's not remembering the past she will always be an
Anna starts thinking about the song "Camptown Racecourse" since the beginning of the night, and when Anna and Carl come back from eating, he opens two bottles of champagne and she begins to sing, " Oh I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag, Somebody won on the bay" (155). The song indicates the lack of parental responsibility. The lack of parental guidance makes Anna compensate by becoming a custom to materialistic socialization. Anna sings this song to place herself in the song and she believes that Walter is the bob-tailed nag, because a horse that has such characteristics is the best, yet by saying that somebody won on a common horse employs self-deprecation on her part because she had the best yet could not win. By Anna putting herself in the place of the gambler, not the horse, she illustrates her self-awareness and that in real life situation when she's not remembering the past she will always be an