The Ruined Maid and Jenny written by Thomas Hardy and D.G Rossetti respectfully, are about prostitution at their core. However, the reader notices that these two works describe the lifestyle of a prostitute totally differently. Therefore, the question arises which work depicts the most honest picture of the lifestyle. That being said, by using aspects such as gratification in one’s work and individual intimacy from, Christina Rossetti’s, The Goblin Market, the reader can come to the conclusion that Jenny is the most honest depiction of the life of a prostitute.
In The Ruined Maid, the reader notices an unusual aspect that The Goblin’s Market and Jenny do not present. The aspect is the pride that the ruined maid has for her particular line of …show more content…
The reader sees that in the Goblin Market Laura and Lizzie are close. The reader notices this intimacy in Laura’s willingness to take on the burden that is rightfully Lizzie’s responsibility. This self-sacrifice is seen when the narrator of the Goblin Market says, “That juice was wormwood to her tongue/ She loath’d the feast”(C. Rossetti 494). This shows to the reader that Lizzie had someone who cared for her, which is an aspect that Jenny shares with the Goblin Market. The narrator in Jenny seems to be in love with Jenny. This is shown by the way he describes her as, “Jenny full of grace” (Rossetti 18). He also describes her as a queen and goes on about her stunning characteristics. However, in Ruined Maid, the focus is not on intimacy. The focus is on material possessions and statue. This is seen here, “‘And now you've gay bracelets and bright feathers three!"/"Yes: that's how we dress when we're ruined’” (Hardy 7-8). The Ruined Maid also says, “‘We never do work when we're ruined’” (Hardy 16). Therefore, the reader notices the ruined maid’s life is very materialistic. Unlike the aspect in Goblin Market and Jenny, the Ruined Maid does not share that aspect. The Ruined Maid seems to make a mockery of prostitution to the reader. Henceforth, because of the up surd social nature of the Ruined Maid, the reader comes to the conclusion that Jenny shares more of an honest social look that the Ruined
In The Ruined Maid, the reader notices an unusual aspect that The Goblin’s Market and Jenny do not present. The aspect is the pride that the ruined maid has for her particular line of …show more content…
The reader sees that in the Goblin Market Laura and Lizzie are close. The reader notices this intimacy in Laura’s willingness to take on the burden that is rightfully Lizzie’s responsibility. This self-sacrifice is seen when the narrator of the Goblin Market says, “That juice was wormwood to her tongue/ She loath’d the feast”(C. Rossetti 494). This shows to the reader that Lizzie had someone who cared for her, which is an aspect that Jenny shares with the Goblin Market. The narrator in Jenny seems to be in love with Jenny. This is shown by the way he describes her as, “Jenny full of grace” (Rossetti 18). He also describes her as a queen and goes on about her stunning characteristics. However, in Ruined Maid, the focus is not on intimacy. The focus is on material possessions and statue. This is seen here, “‘And now you've gay bracelets and bright feathers three!"/"Yes: that's how we dress when we're ruined’” (Hardy 7-8). The Ruined Maid also says, “‘We never do work when we're ruined’” (Hardy 16). Therefore, the reader notices the ruined maid’s life is very materialistic. Unlike the aspect in Goblin Market and Jenny, the Ruined Maid does not share that aspect. The Ruined Maid seems to make a mockery of prostitution to the reader. Henceforth, because of the up surd social nature of the Ruined Maid, the reader comes to the conclusion that Jenny shares more of an honest social look that the Ruined