"The Horse Dealer's Daughter"

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This paper reviews the short story, "The Horse Dealer's Daughter," written by D. H. Lawrence. The paper explores how Lawrence uses death to bring about a life-changing experience in the story. The paper explains that what appears to be a desperate situation in Mabel's life turns out to be a moment of epiphany between her and Fergusson when they both realize that they have stumbled upon love inadvertently. The paper discusses the fact that it took life teetering on the edge to force them out of their routines to see each other in a different way.

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"Death proves to be something that leads to regeneration in D. H. Lawrence's short story, "The Horse Dealer's Daughter." Mabel's attempted suicide and Fergusson's attempt to save her bring them together in a way that neither could have guessed. Mabel feels dead physically and lives in a dead world while Fergusson is spiritually dead. Lawrence emphasizes the importance of this death experience by including a pond as a symbol of rebirth for both characters. They are creatures that experience an epiphany as a result of entering into the cold, dark pond and emerging not dead, but more alive than before alive."

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