Larkin's poetry cynically portrays a society in which the

proletariat "are deluding themselves" rather than

presenting a hopeful picture of a society where "they [go]
beyond the limits which society sets for them" To what
extent do you agree with this statement? Make close
reference to FOUR Larkin poems.
Larkins Poems portray a society where the proletariats are
deluding themselves which represents how trapped the
proletariats are in the society which Larkin represents. The
entrapment that the proletariats suffer in society is shown in
many of Larkins poems. The Lark Cool Store exposes how the
bourgeoisie keep the proletariats trapped through consumerism.
Consumerism supports capitalism. It is an unbreakable circle
which keeps the bourgeoisie rich and the proletariats poor.
natureless in ecstasies shows this as the more cloths you buy
the less connection you have with society and become alienated
and marginalized. The proletariats work then buy commodities.
This is a never-ending cycle until they die. This causes the
bourgeoisies to stay wealthy and to unintentionally keep them
selves poor. Proletariats possess a false copiousness a they are
powerless so have to conform to the society in which they live
with out question.
Similarly in the poem Nothing to Be said the isolation of
proletariat communities: are also shown. For nations vague as
weed, proletariat communities are isolated due to being the
lower class and the upper class the bourgeoisie are left to rule.
This poem also shows us how society delivers hope through
religion. Hope gives something for the proletariat to hold on to
even though they can never escape. Of building, benediction
Benediction occurs at the end of religious catholic service with a
short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance. Karl Marx
shows his personal view on religion as he says, Religion is the
opium of the people meaning it is addictive and controlling
which represents the nature of a capitalist society. The poem
Nothing to Be said is about how we are all slowly dyeing and we
can not escape thus represents the society that we are all slowing
dyeing in metaphorical and literal language and we can not
escape the society.
In the poem This Be The Verse it also shows the entrapment of

society towards the proletariats and links to family. They fuck

you up, your mum and dad. This first line of the poem has two
meaning as your parents literally fuck you up or they fuck your
life up. The idea of when you are born your life is already
determined even by your name (nominative determinism) or your
social class is shown. They fill you with the faults they had if
born into a lower class proletariat family from the moment you
are born you have no to escape from the capitalist society, you
are born into a world where you are already dyeing. Larkin also
directly contradicts Karl Marx view. It deepens like a costal
shelf. Things are only going to get worst, the problem is only
going to worsen. Karl Marx believed that society would slowly
start to improve, as he believed capitalism was a flawed system.
But the opposite has happened and things are only getting worst
for proletariats whilst the bourgeoisie strengthen.
The poem Home is so Sad also shows the failure of the capitalist
society, which shows its failure. A joyous shot at how things are
supposed to be this quote clearly shows that things were not
supposed to be like this but it is the very society that didnt mean
to create an unfair system which created it through the wealthy
gaining power and controlling the weak in economic terms. The
personified language about the house which Larkin uses
throughout the poem also adds sensitivity to the poem as it is
linked to the lifes of the proletariats, Instead bereft- Of anyone
to please, it withers so. Bereft has two meaning, the first
meaning without and sense of loss and the second meaning: the
indication of no hope. The personified language used to describe
the house also describes the lifes proletariats and that there is
no hope.
Through out Larkins poems, Larkin uses blunt and sharp style of
writing which gets straight to the point. And is very directive
typical of male authors. Larkins writing and poetry represents a
dystopian vision which is the opposite of a utopian vision where
things are only going to worsenand views the world in a negative
light. This is shown through many of Larkins poems and
reinforces the fact that Larkins poems portray a society where
the proletariats are deluding themselves which represents how
trapped they are within the society they live in. Larkins poems
show the entrapment, marginalization and alienation which the
proletariats socio economic circumstances have conformed them

to through the capitalist society in which the bourgeoisie control

and the proletariats suffer.