Afternoons Flashcards
1
Q
The last line “to the side of their own lives”
A
It echoes the idea of “setting free their children” from the first stanza. There is the implication that their lives are ruled by their children who “expect to be taken home.”
2
Q
Theme of emptiness
A
Larkin’s use of language emphasis the recurring theme of emptiness within the young mothers and how regimented their lives have become.
