During this essay I will be exploring and comparing two of Carol Ann :: English Literature

During this essay I will be exploring and comparing two of Carol Ann Duffys metrical compositions, Education for Leisure and StealingComparison between two of Duffys poems.During this essay I will be exploring and comparing two of Carol AnnDuffys poems, Education for Leisure and Stealing. In both ofthese dramatic monologues Duffy clearly portrays a certain persona,the character in Education for Leisure is shown as a young adult,that, because he has been ignored, is trying to find power by killingliving things. Similarly the character in the poem Stealing isignored and friendless and so resorts to stealing just for the quakeof it, often stealing things that arent useful to him.The character in the poem Education for Leisure is very egocentric, Ibreathe out talent on the glass to write my name this shows that hereally believes that even the air he exhales is important enough to beclassed as talent and he writes his name on it as if it was anautograph. He also says I could be anythin g at all, with half achance. This shows that he isnt given the chance to be anything thathe wants to be and that he is quite ignored by others. This helpsexplain why he goes on his killing spree, its in all probability because peopledont acknowledge him that he wants that kind of power of someone, orsomething so he isnt ignored anymore.The character in the poem Stealing is very lonely, when talkingabout a snowman he once stole he says I wanted him, a mate with a see as cold as the slice of ice within my brain. This shows thatwhat he wants is a friend that is just like him, someone he can restoreto, because no one else could understand. He also says Sometimes Isteal things I dont need He does this because he got a thrill out ofdoing it the first time and it gives him a sense of power of who he isstealing from. The quote I sigh like this - Aah shows thesatisfaction he gets when he is stealing, and the short sentenceMirrors. show that he likes to see himself, and he sees it as a