The Power of Women’s Lure and Men’s Take Risk

Jiaxuan (Olivia) Li

EN-133

European Cultures Essay

20 Feb. 2017

The power of women’s lure and men’s take risk

In the process of transforming the essential world to Judeo-Christian world, both women and men contribute a lot and are absolutely necessary. Women’s lure comes first, which lead to Men’s take risk, which finally create the opportunity for them to know the importance of coming together. I would like to analyze this topic from “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” written by D.H. Lawrence and “The Crush” directed by Michael Creagh.

On one hand, Women need to lure men, though it is unconsciousness, it is actually an important motivating factor of the transforming process because it makes man become willing to taking risks for them.

In “Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, women’s lure is reflected in the expression of Mabel’s eyes. When she and Jack meet at the first time, Mabel’s eye “made him uncomfortable, unsetting his superficial ease” (69). At that time, Mabel is accustomed to use her indifference to face the world. However, even at this time, her eyes still somehow touch Jack’s heart and gives him different feeling, which plants the seed of the lure. When he passes by the cemetery and meets Mabel again, he finds out that: “there was a heavy power in her eyes which laid hold of his whole being” (71). A little eyesight has enormous energy which gives Jack a great touch, so it can illustrate that Mabel’s eye lures Jack’s heart, arouses Jack’s humanity and desire for love. So to speak, Mabel drowns in the pond, but he drowns in Mabel’s eyes.

In the short film “The Crush”, teachers also lure the boy with her smile. In the beginning of the film, when the boy stares at teacher’s smile, “the time becomes slower, and the room even becomes brighter”. In fact, the teacher’s lure is unconscious; however, it is exactly the unconsciously smile that the prints at the boy’s heart, gives him hope, strength his determination to marry her and finally gives him power to fight with the teacher’s fiancé. Therefore, we can see that the power of the lure is infinite, which can even urge an 8-year-old boy to take risk for the teacher.

On the other hand, Man used to be alone in the seemingly essential world, but he finally decides to take a risk for woman, which offer the direct opportunity that bring man and woman come together and have a good ending.

In “Horse Dealer’s Daughter”, Jack used to be alone because “the only company he cared for in the alien, ugly little time he was losing” (72). The only thing he can do now is nothing but work, and he only can find some consolation from others’ lives. Therefore, his life seems to be boring and monotonous. However, when he finds Mabel is drowning, he saves her though there is much danger: “Still, repelled and yet not heeding, he moved deeper into the pond” (73). He takes a risk, saves Mabel and gives her newborn, which is an important turning point for both for them because it wakes up Mabel’s love for him and his love for Mabel. It is his take risk that gives them the opportunity creates paradise in their own home.