![]() Her smirk of disapproval in the end when the boy presents the rose is testimony to her lack of interest in dancing with the boy (Del). She does not care how much one has to go through to get the flowers given it is not a season for roses rather she stays firm on her condition before she accepts to dance.Īs a result of this, she could not look beyond the mere dancing the boy had requested t decipher that there is more than meets the eye especially after the boy had brought the roses and by then they were out of the season, she just brushed them aside and without promise or anything she dismissed the boy. She cannot offer herself for dance just for fun and company that it may provide rather she has to be given something in return. The beautiful girl in the story is materialistic. The following is, therefore, an analysis of the difference in characters between the Nightingale and the lady in the story (Firsova 2). Meanwhile, the rose is trumped on by a cart as the boy had dropped it out of rage on the road. ![]() ![]() She values them more than the rose, and, therefore, turns down the boys offer, this discourages the boy as his perception toward love totally changes, and he vows to embark on philosophy. This, however, does augur well given the fact that the girl refuses the rose citing another bowling invitation where she has been presented with jewels as gifts. The above sets the pace in the story, therefore, with Nightingale sacrificing his life, his music and everything for the sake of this young man. He proceeds to say “that night after night I have sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him” (Del 8). However, the Nightingale is stunned by the boy’s reaction and equates the passion in the boy to a character he normally sings about when he says, “here at last is a true lover,”(Del 5). The girl’s request to be sent a red rose is unrealistic then given the fact that it is not flowering season for the red roses. The devastation and desperation in the boy’s heart as witnessed by the Nightingale melts his heart as he pities the boy. Of this, he says she will have “no heed of me and my heart will break” (Wilde 5). He reckons that he will be a lonely soul seated as the lady passes by for he has nothing good to offer her. In effect, he feels that the encounter with the lady will be a sorry state of affair. However, the predicament faced by the young student is that his garden lacks red roses. He reckons that he would embrace her between his arms consequently the lady would “lean her head upon my shoulder, and her hand will be clasped in mine” (Del 7). The young student presage what he expects of her reaction when she sites him with a red rose. If I bring her a red rose she will dance with me till dawn,” (Del 6). From the story, it is quite clear that the young boy expects much to come out of this and maybe he gets a foundation on his love life from the ball.Īs such, the young student reflects “that the prince gives a ball tomorrow night, murmured the young student, and my love will be of the company. In the story, we are introduced to a young student who has been promised a dance by the young beautiful lady that is the professor’s daughter. The ‘NIGHTINGALE AND THE ROSE’ refers to a short story to which love features as the overall theme.
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