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Afternoons (Themes (Romance, Passage of time, Nostalgia, Domestic change),…
Afternoons
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Context
Larkin observed humanity, and puts it into this poem
The narrator focuses on ordinary chores, and simple items such as televisions to show how time breaks apart relationships
The poem suggests life has changed, especially for women. Larkin is critical of this
Key Quotes
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Relationships
"Behind them,at intervals, stand husbands"
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"The albums, lettered Our Wedding, lying Near the televison"