H Lawrence's, "The Rainbow," captures the true essence of a woman and manifests her desires amid living with satisfied men. Women are constantly looking for ways to achieve maximum liberation, although such is not always acquired through the easiest means. Ultimately, women are straying away from the conformity of society and their traditional roles to achieve things that have more modern value, such as knowledge, power and freedom. Throughout this passage, Lawrence utilizes comparison between the point of view of men and women, rhetorical question, and repetition to exemplify the woman's desire to acquire a more profound understanding of life, thus attaining greater freedom. Lawrences use of comparison aids in the development of the women's motives and her desires in life. The passage begins with a man's perspective on rural life, followed by a woman's, which differs in a countless number of ways. Men claim that it [is] enough(line 1) and they have lived full and surcharged (line 11). Mans complacent attitude proves that he is perfectly content with his lifestyle. The woman in the next paragraph wanted another form of life than this (line 15), and the world beyond (line 19). The initial contrast of the woman's ideas from the mens proves the females unorthodox approach at expanding her lifestyle, for most women during this time period were subservient and complacent, having little to no desire to expand their knowledge on the world. It additionally proves that she wants to escape from the conformity of rural farm life explore the fascinations of world while acquiring novel information that will expand her knowledge and outlook on society. This develops a deeper insight on women, signifying that they are always trying to acquire new means of power, whether it is through understanding and education, or government. Comparing the mens viewpoint to the womans also reveals that women as a whole are more complex, demanding and pertinent about the information they know and would like to learn.
