Poldark Demelza Analysis

In Poldark, a novel by Winston Graham, an important visit takes place. Demelza, a young abused girl from 18th century Cornwall, whose current situation is changed socially, environmentally, and physically when a rich man named Ross comes to visit her. This important visit also changes her life and equally affects the work as whole. Is it possible that one visit can so greatly affect one’s life? Demelza’s current situation, before the visit, is unbelievably harsh. First, her personal hygiene and clothing are deplorable. Her clothes are too big and very dirty. Second, her home environment is unpleasant. She is a lower class woman, forced into an environment where she does not fit easily and she feels this daily. Third, Demelza’s family is poverty stricken. She is an impoverished miner’s daughter in which the working class questioned their extreme poverty and the aristocracy to fear the loss of …show more content…
From being of lower class before marriage and from a poverty-stricken family, she did not have her own bed to sleep in. Now, being married to Ross she has her own bed and everything she needs. Last, socially Demelza changes from not wanting to go to parties because she felt she would not socially fit in with other from the higher class and would self-conscious about herself. This later changed when Ross gets Demelza a dress for the party so she could feel good about herself and fit in with the rest of the social classes. Obviously Demelza’s life has changed drastically. The visit from Ross affects the work seriously. Suspense is created from the visit. The reader wonders what happens to Demelza. Also a mood of hope is created. It is created when Demelza moves from lower class to higher class before and after she marries Ross. Ross takes good care of her in the hopes that Demelza will feel better about herself and more presentable when she is around people. It is clearly shown that the visit affects the work as a