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1、An Analysis of The Building【Abstract】Thispaperconsistsoftwosections.Thefirstsectionisaboutthedescriptionandinterpretationofthispoem.InthesecondsectionIattempttoanalyzeandevaluatethesubjectofthispoem.Inmyopinion，deathisthemainthemeofthispoem.【Keywords】PhilipLarkin；hospital；death【作者簡介】汪萍萍，福建省厦门市第十中学。1
2、.DescriptionandinterpretationofthepoemTheBuildingisafamouspoemwrittenbyPhilipLarkin.Ithasnineseven-linestanzasplusasinglefinalline.ItiswrittenintypicalLarkinsstyle，withplainlanguageandroughiambicpentameter.Againitstartswithsomethingcommonindailylife，andthenmovesontosomethingveryserious.AlthoughLarki
3、ndoesntdefinitivelymentionthepurposeofthisbuilding，throughhisdescriptionwecanfindthisisahospital.Inthefirststanza，Larkincomparesthebuildingwithwhatisarounditandsaysthebuildingishigherthanthehandsomesthotel.Thismodernbuildingrisesoutofthesuburbanenvironmentinsharpcontrast.Aroundthebuildingisthe“close
4、-ribbedstreets.Thepoetusessimilehereandsaysthatthe“riseandfallofstreetsare“likeagreatsigh，whichisveryvivid.Fromthesecondtothefifthstanzathepoetturnshiseyesuponthepeopleinsidethebuilding.Larkinisstillunwillingtomentionthatthisplacehedescribesisthewaitingroominthehospital.Instead，hesaysitis“likeanairp
5、ortlounge，and“morelikealocalbus.Fromwhathedescribesweseesomepeoplewhoaredoingdifferentthings.Obviouslythesepeoplearepatients，sotheywaitfor“akindofnursetofetchsomeoneaway.Instanza6，thepoetreturnstotheexteriorofthebuilding.Helooksoutfromtheinsideandseestheyard，redbrick，laggedpipesandotherthings.Formhi
6、sdescriptionwefindaworldwhichisquitedifferentfromtheoneinsidethebuilding.Itseemsthattheoutsideworldisveryfaroff.Further，instanza7，theworldisevensaidtobe“beyondthestretch/Ofanyhandfromhere.Thepoetincludeshimselfintheconditionofthepeopleinthebuilding：the“lovesand“chancesoftheworldarebeyondthereachando
7、nlya“touchingdreamtowhichwearealllulled.Theneveryonewill“wakefromthatdream“separately.Afterawakeningfromthatdream，nowwhattheyconfrontisterribledeathinthisbuilding.Stanza8shiftsbackfromtheoutsideworldtothepeopleinthebuilding.Somepatientsarebeckonedbythenursesothey“getsupandgoes/Atlast.Somearestillwai
8、tingforthebeckonand“willbeoutbylunch，orfour.Ofcoursetherewillbemorepatientsjoininginthequeue，asthepoetsays，“Others，notknowingit，havecometojoin/Theunseencongregations.Thesenseofuncertaintyremainsbecausewhattheywillfaceisstillunknowntothem.So，instanza9，thepoetcontinuestodescribethepeopleinthebuilding.
9、Thistimethesenseofuncertaintygraduallydisappearsbecause“Allknowtheyaregoingtodie.Perhapstheywillnotdieimmediatelyatthisplace，however，intheendtheywilldiein“somewherlikethis.Thisisthefateallhumankindshavetofaceoneday.Nowitisclearthatthispoemisadetaileddescriptionofahospital，focusingonthepatientsinthew
10、aitingroom.Thepoetstartswithexternalfeaturesofthisbuilding，thendescribetherowsofpatientssittinginwaitingrooms，andfinallyrevealstherealissue：“Allknowtheyaregoingtodie.Wevisualizeeachpatientasheorshedisappearsintoanexaminationroom，butwhatliesbehindthedoorremainsamystery.Allweknowisthat“nothingcontrave
11、nes/Thecomingdark.2.evaluationofthepoemThesubjectofdeathhasalwaysbeenaconcernoftheworldsliterature.Somewritersholdapositiveviewtowardsdeath.However，tosomewriters，deathismysteriousandterrible.ItisobviousthatPhilipLarkinsharesthelatter.Inthispoemadescriptionofahospitalbecomesameditationondeath，whichis
12、mysterious，terrifyingandinevitable.Insteadofasignofhopeandapositiveinterventionsustaininglife，thehospitalheraldsdeath.Larkinisabletotakeaparticularexperienceorcircumstanceandfindageneraltruthinit.Histoneiscoolandhisemotionsareincheckthereisnoragehereagainstthedeath.Behindthisindividualpoemlieshisawa
13、renessthatlifeisultimatelyempty.Inmyopinion，hisfeelingresultsfromfear，anxietyanddisappointmenttothemodernsociety.Hisacceptanceofimpendingdeathcauseshimtoseetheeverydaypursuitsofpeople，includinghimself，withironyandsadness.Justasheputsit，“Allknowtheyaregoingtodie.Thereisnodifferencebetweengreatandcomm
14、onpeople.Nomatterwhatsomeonedidwhilealive，orwhattheirstatushappenedtobe，everyonewilleventuallyendupinthesameplacethegrave.Deathisourcommonfatethathasthepowertorenderlifemeaningless.Itseemsthatallourbusyconcernsisjustawayoffillingtimeuntildeathtakesusawaytoemptynothingness.Thispoembecomesalamentforthenatureofthehumanstruggle.Afterreadingthispoem，wemayreflectonthenatureofhumanmortality，thelossthatdeathwillbringandhowitwilldestroyeveryuniqueperson.
