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Poet: Philip Larkin
Poem: High Windows
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Nov 1 2003
Comment 38 of 38, added on June 1st, 2009 at 7:10 AM.
When I read the poem I was a bit upset!
well, I personally think that when Larkin talks about the couple of kids making sex, is refering to the changes in the society, after the Second World War: religious changes, social changes and above all, cultural ones.
In the 2 stanza, he refers to the old generations that cannot appreciate the feedom of the youth, of the new generation anymore because they had a lot of bonds and thresholds!
Are also important the last 2 stanzas when he talks about God who doesn't exist anymore, the priest who lost his importance and he cannot be a guide for human being!Both are like free bloody birds!
The HIGH WINDOWS in the last part of the poem, can be the a kind of telescope through that we can see and undestand a lot of things, and behind these windows, there is the deep blue air, the knowledge!
That's my personal opinion!
LAURA from Italy
Comment 37 of 38, added on May 7th, 2009 at 8:55 PM.
What I think
I think in the poam "Toads" by Philip Larkin is his way of complaining about his life. The "Toads" in his life I beleive are work, lack of money, and something "inside himself" is either his lack of charm or his unfortuanate appearance (look up the picture). Basically this is a poem about his resentment of his life. I don't know I think it's a stupid poem and isn't worth reading, but unfortuantly my English teacher diagrees.
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Courtney from United States
Comment 36 of 38, added on May 7th, 2009 at 10:05 AM.
No, NO, NO!!! You guys are getting it all wrong!!!
High Windows is partly a reflection of Larkin's views of society and how it values religious teachings. Larkin is commenting on how times have changed and sex is common and free.
When Larkin speaks of the young going down the slide, he is saying that because they are doing what the traditional religious society would refer to as "sinning", they will eventually goo down the slide of death- leading to Hell.
The high windows stand in between earth and the beyond and what Larkin is basically saying is that beyond earth, beyond the high windows- there is nothing...
Rushka from South Africa
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When I read the poem I was a bit upset!
well, I personally think that when Larkin talks about the couple of kids making sex, is refering to the changes in the society, after the Second World War: religious changes, social changes and above all, cultural ones.
In the 2 stanza, he refers to the old generations that cannot appreciate the feedom of the youth, of the new generation anymore because they had a lot of bonds and thresholds!
Are also important the last 2 stanzas when he talks about God who doesn't exist anymore, the priest who lost his importance and he cannot be a guide for human being!Both are like free bloody birds!
The HIGH WINDOWS in the last part of the poem, can be the a kind of telescope through that we can see and undestand a lot of things, and behind these windows, there is the deep blue air, the knowledge!
That's my personal opinion!
LAURA from Italy