In Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman illustrates that all humans are fallible to temptation and that true maturity comes not from age, but from mental strength.
In Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman uses Ursula Monkton (the housekeeper/evil spirit) to symbolize human greed. She gives the sister half a crown and seduces the father, creating an idyllic scene with “[his] father with [his] sister holding on to his neck, and ……[Ursula Monkton’s] arms filled with yellow and white flowers.” This scene symbolizes the dissatisfaction that the father has with his family life at the moment and how Ursula (greed) is encouraging him to reach for it.
Ursula Monkton then makes food for the family, and the boy refuses to eat it, illustrating how
In Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman uses Ursula Monkton (the housekeeper/evil spirit) to symbolize human greed. She gives the sister half a crown and seduces the father, creating an idyllic scene with “[his] father with [his] sister holding on to his neck, and ……[Ursula Monkton’s] arms filled with yellow and white flowers.” This scene symbolizes the dissatisfaction that the father has with his family life at the moment and how Ursula (greed) is encouraging him to reach for it.
Ursula Monkton then makes food for the family, and the boy refuses to eat it, illustrating how