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Voyage In The Dark
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In 1934, Jean Rhys wrote Voyage in the Dark, her third published novel and a book believed to besemi-autobiographical.
Voyage in the Dark is the story of eighteen-year-old Anna Morgan, a woman transitioning from her childhood in the West Indies into her adulthood in England. For Anna, Britain is a foreign landscape that is as mundane and repetitive as it is cold and harsh. Although she appears to adjust herself to England, her thoughts are easily led to the fragrant and warm memories of the Caribbean.
In the beginning, Anna is a chorus girl on tour with a theatrical company and boards with a colleague, Maudie. They have been through a string of towns and are now stationed in Southsea. On a free night, the ladies take a stroll and discover two men following them with apparent interest. Inviting them over for drinks, the men introduce themselves as Mr. Jones and Mr. Jeffries. Anna takes a dislike to them initially but allows Mr. Jeffries to have her contact details before he departs. Upon discovering her tour ends in London, he hopes that they may meet as he works in “the City” (13).
When Anna arrives to Holloway, she dines with Mr.
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