Money Talks
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| Collection Introduction (2) | Selling Manhattan, 1987 Britain in the late 80s and 90s is represented as a consumerist society where money has become the major denominator of national culture Critics point to Thatcherism as being the drive of economic self-sufficiency that promoted unrealistic expectations of betterment |
| Subject (2) | Money is anthropomorphised as an indiscriminate seducer of men and women with a god-like status The poem embodies the irony and allusiveness of the increasingly dominant media; "Do you fancy me, lady? Really?", "Don't let my oily manner bother you. Sir". |
| Form (2) | Three sestets Dramatic monologue; money is given a voice that highlights its dominating presence within the consumerist society. This ventriloquism allows Money to excercise its control. |
| Diction; Lexical fields Juxtaposition Imperatives (2) Transferred epithet Personification | Luxury; 'gold', 'tills', 'limousine', 'tuxedos', 'gold-toothed' 'sing', 'sleek', 'shining', 'party' set against 'mad', 'stink', 'scream', 'sighing' - the thrill brought by money also brings a coldness 'See me', 'Don't give me away'; enticing nature of Money - Direct addresses 'Mister', 'Honey', 'lady', 'Sir, 'you' 'mad machines'; those who relish in the power of money Money's ability to buy 'the big bombs'; obsession with money is often used to our own detriment |
| Imagery; Chromatic (2) Synaesthesia | "gold-eye", "black grin"; corrupt nature of money Time is often considered to be something no human has any power over and yet, Money can "cut Time dead" |
| Cross References (2) Biblical Allusions (2) | St Paul; "the love of money is the root of all evil" - Money's "one commandment" is "Love me". Myth of Midas who wishes that all he touches be turned into gold, but regrets this decision - deceptive nature of money "See me pass through the eye of a needle!" challenges Christ's edict that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. "I am a jealous God" indicates how Money demands exclusive worship - it attains a God-like power. |
| Rhythm; Monosyllables Sibilance (3) Consonance | Clipped vowels in 'does not blink' highlights the elusive nature of Money 'it's racing dollar bills', '$-sounds', '$-stammering' denotes the money-driven society and sinister effect of its power Gluttural sounds of 'k' and 'g' |
| Rhyme; Assonance Dissonance | 'cold', 'gold'; harsh void that money is associated with 'women and gigolos, metal tuxedos' (internal rhyme) |
| Tone (2) Mood | Conversational with the use of colloquialisms; 'Ok', 'Screw you' Money takes on a powerful and arrogant tone accented through the use of first person 'I' Mournful mood accompanies the end of the poem; highlighted in the assonance and internal rhyme of 'one long gold-toothed scream' |
| Motifs (3) | "I buy and sell the world" "I am the authentic language of suffering" "I got any currency you want"; the universalism of money and all that it is attached to - Duffy hints at the growing trend of consumris throughout the world |