Poetry · Character
Lil
A woman in The Waste Land whose husband Albert returns from war, discussed in a pub.
minor
First appearance: II: A Game of Chess
Lil's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Poetry—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Lil is the subject of a pub conversation, criticized for her appearance after taking pills to abort a child, and awaiting her husband Albert's return.
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With Unknown Narrator (social): The narrator interacts with Lil as a casual acquaintance, discussing her personal life and appearance in a detached, observational manner. With Unknown Narrator (social): The narrator…
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- Social
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- The Waste Land characters
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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social · ambivalent
The narrator interacts with Lil as a casual acquaintance, discussing her personal life… How this plays out →
- Unknown Narrator
social · ambivalent
The narrator interacts with Lil as a casual acquaintance, discussing her personal life… How this plays out →
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See Lil in II: A Game of Chess