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Places of the Etruscans |
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by joeplumb / 10.24.2005 |
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Lawrence's language definitly betrays his knowledge of his impending death in the word choices he makes. In the very beginning he writes excitedly about the Necropolis hill, "So! Then this hill is the necropolis hill!" It is not so much the word choice here but the exclamation marks which stand out. This is not an academic excersice for Lawrence, he is very excited about seeing these tombs. A few pages later he describes the death banquet, and tells how "the underworld of the Etruscans was a gay place" (36). His excitement and interest seems to stem from the fact that the people whose lives he is entering seem to not fear death, likely something that he himself is trying to recreate.
Lawrence's descriptions of the artwork is also very interesting because he describes them as "fresh" and "alive" (38). He is really trying to build a relationship with these ancients, making their past his own present. The reasoning behind this is that Lawrence wants to make peace with himself, and by incorporating himself into the distant past of the Etruscans he is able make peace with his present.
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