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Here is one of  Larkin's poems about his journey home to Hull, written in 1961. He takes into account the changes of scenery. the world around him seems materialistic " electric mixers, toasters, washers etc. The poem is a combination of good and bad description. for example he talks about the shining gull marked mud  to the gold clouds. later on it is described as fishy smelling and the people around him are a cut price crowd. it then ends with the speaker looking out over the sea from a beach unable to go any further. When entering the countryside everything seems to grow around him  "neglected waters quicken...

There is a significant change from the city to the countryside. The city area is materialistic and fake and then the countryside is pure and beautiful.the poem ends when the narrator stops at a beach questioning existence whilst looking out at the sea. Throughout the entirety of the poem there is a visible speed present, this begins with the train he is travelling on swerving around the city of Hull and when it reaches the country it slows down to a steady pace.