How Does Carol Ann Duffy Present Women in Mrs Aesop and Litany?

In both �Mrs Aesop’ and �Litany’ Duffy presents women at quite different angles. In �Mrs Aesop’ Duffy makes reference to women as blunt and constantly critisising, a trait that is very unusual for a feminist. Because of her jealousy she makes fun of his masculinity and insults him �the sex was diabolical’. Showing a stronger side to Mrs Aesop, but also a rather childish one. In Litany, the falseness of women’s lives and discussions are outlined. The child’s view on women meeting to look through a catalogue of furniture also suggests the material objects that were bought in the catalogue were a way of showing off to one another about their expenses � passing the catalogue’.

In Litany especially Duffy’s use of plastic �cellophane’, �polyester’ and the �American tan’ tights illustrates her take on modern women at the time and the falseness that was brought into such an occasion, such as the meeting, unnecessarily. It could also be viewed as the plastic