Analysis Of D. H. Lawrence's Piano

Often it can be found that less is more. Less talking leads to more listening. Less spending leads to more saving. In the case of D.H. Lawrence's rendition of his own poem Piano, less writing leads to a more centralized idea, and therefore a greater emphasis of the message conveyed. While perfection is never guaranteed, Lawrence and the speaker use time and alterations to clarify the meaning behind Piano. Therefore, the revision of Piano is stronger than the original due to its conciseness, consistent mood, and overall greater emotional pull on the reader. While the first version of Piano has more length, this also means that it has more room for unnecessary information. This holds true and leads to situations that distract the reader from …show more content…
This predicament takes place in the original version of Piano through the somewhat negative connotation of the speaker’s connection to the past. This differs from the final version of the piece, as the revision provides a clear connection to the past in a positive light, whereas the first possesses attributes of darkness, which alter the meaning of the poem as a whole. The speaker is trying to convey his longing for the past, due to his attempt to escape the betrayal of the present. However, with lines such as 7, which describe the musical process in a fearful aspect, or line 11, in which the time is described as dark, the speaker’s craving of the past is shaken off course (Lawrence-1). These elements set the tone around the past in a foreboding light. The situation is described as worn down, dark, and booming, rather than the light the past is portrayed as in the second version. In this piece the mother smiles while the child sits under “tingling strings” in a warm environment (Lawrence-2, 3). This change sets a drastically different mood, which altogether focuses the attention on the attraction of the peace of the past. This leads to the overall comprehension of the poem itself, which makes the piece much …show more content…
It offers a breath of fresh air to the mundane of the past. The rendition of D.H. Lawrence’s Piano offers this phenomena, which brought the poem the centralization it needed. While the first version had more dynamics, it also lost the focus of the reader. Whereas, the second version centralized the main idea and built upon that within the character, rather than with outside ideas. Therefore, by omitting aspects of the first version, Lawrence and the speaker were able to construct a stronger poem by allowing clarification and forming a deeper relationship between the reader and the