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What Has Happened To Lulu?

What has happened to Lulu, mother? What has happened to Lu? There's nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll And by its side a shoe. Why is her window wide, mother, The curtain flapping free, And only a circle on the dusty shelf Where her money-box used to be? Why do you turn your head, mother, And why do tear drops fall? And why do you crumple that note on the fire And say it is nothing at all? I woke to voices late last night, I heard an engine roar. Why do you tell me the things I heard Were a dream and nothing more? I heard somebody cry, mother, In anger or in pain, But now I ask you why, mother, You say it was a gust of rain. Why do you wander about as though ? You don't know what to do? What has happened to Lulu, mother? What has happened to Lu?

Charles Causley

What Has Happened To Lulu?

1.What has happened to Lulu, mother? (To whom is the persona/speaker asking the question?) To his mother 2.What has happened to Lu? (Why is he repeating his question?) The persona is worried about her sister. 3.There's nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll (Why does he think(suspect) something had happened to Lulu?) Lulu was not in the room as she should have been. Also most probably all of Lulu’s things were not there except for an old rag doll. 4.And by its side a shoe. (In what manner did Lulu leave the room?)How do you think Lulu left the room?)(Was it in a leisurely manner?) She most probably left in a rush. 5.Why is her window wide, mother, (How did Lulu leave the room?) (Did she use the front door?) Lulu left through the window. She climbed out of her room through the window. 6. The curtain flapping free, (What does this line signify? What can we imply from this line? What does this line say about Lulu?) This line shows that Lulu is free from her parents control. She has found freedom. 7.And only a circle on the dusty shelf (How does the persona know something was missing?) Something had been on the shelf for a long time and has been removed. The area from where it was removed had a clean patch leaving only dust. 8.Where her money-box used to be? (What did Lulu take with her?) Her savings. She took her money with her. 9.Why do you turn your head, mother, (Why does the mother turn her head away?/How is the mother feeling?) The Mother turns her head away because she was crying. Mother did not want the persona to know she was crying. 10. And why do you crumple that note on the fire (Why does the mother throw the note into the fire?) She did not want the persona to know what was in the note left by Lulu. 11.(What do you think is written in the note?) It was a note from Lulu explaining why she was running away.

12.And say it is nothing at all? (Why is the mother hiding everything from the persona?) Because the persona is still a child. He might not understand the situation. 13. I woke to voices late last night, (When did the persona hear voices?) It was late at night. 14.(Whose voices do you think they were?) Lulu and her mother 15.I heard an engine roar. (What can we assume/say from this line?) Lulu left in a hurry. 16. Why do you tell me the things I heard (Who is ‘you’ and ‘me’ here?) ‘you’ refers to the persona’s mother. 17.Were a dream and nothing more? (Why does the mother keep saying nothing is wrong?) She feels the person is too young to understand. 18.I heard somebody cry, mother, (The persona keeps wanting to find out what had happened to Lulu- how is he feeling?) He is worried about his sister. 19.In anger or in pain, (Who do you think were arguing in the night?) Lulu and her mother 20.(What do you think they were arguing about?) Most probably Lulu was arguing about her boyfriend. 21. But now I ask you why, mother, (What is the mother trying to do?) 22. Avoid answering the persona’s questions because she feels he is too young to understand. You say it was a gust of rain. avoid answering the persona?) By giving excuses.

(How does the mother

Why do you wander about as though (What is the mother doing?) She is pacing the floor. She is walking to and fro. She is walking up and down. You don't know what to do? (How is she feeling?) She is feeling lost and devastated. What has happened to Lulu, mother? (The questions are repeated...So do you think the persona has found out what has happened to Lulu?) No, the mother did not answer any of his questions regarding Lulu. What has happened to Lu? ***(Now....who do you think is Lulu to the persona?) The persona is a sibling.

The persona is Lulu’s brother/ sister.

For average to weak students. What Has Happended To Lulu? This happened one windy (curtain flapping free)night. A young boy goes into his sister’s room. He finds it empty (There's nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll). His sister seemed to have left in a hurry(And by its side a shoe). The sister seemed to have left the room through the window (Why is her window wide, mother). The young boy’s sister seemed to have wanted her freedom. (The curtain flapping free). She seemed to have taken her savings with her (And only a circle on the dusty shelf :Where her money-box used to be?) It is apt to assume Lulu has run away from home. The young boy asks his mother what has happened to his sister. (What has happened to Lulu, mother? What has happened to Lu?) He seems to be very close to his sister. He refers to her as ‘Lu’. He is very worried about her. He wants to know why his mother turns away to hide her tears. (Why do you turn your head, mother, And why do tear drops fall?) There is a note. The mother reads it. She throws it into the fire. The young boy sees this and asks about it. And why do you crumple that note on the fire). The mother again does not want to say anything about Lulu (And say it is nothing at all?) The young boy recalls what he heard the previous night. He heard people talking, he heard a car being driven away speedily. (I woke to voices late last night, I heard an engine roar.) He asks his mother why she wants him to think the voices and the sound of the car were all a dream. (Why do you tell me the things I heard; Were a dream and nothing more?) The boy goes on to say that he had heard the sound of someone crying. But he could not say if the person was crying because she was angry or if she was in pain.(I heard somebody cry, mother,In anger or in pain). The mother explains it away saying the boy had heard sounds of sudden rain. (But now I ask you why, mother, You say it was a gust of rain). The boy loves his mother very much. He is worried about why she is pacing(walking to and fro) up and down. She seems not to know what to do about Lulu, his sister. (Why do you wander about as though? You don't know what to do?) He is even more worried when his mother refuses to tell him what is going on with Lulu. (What has happened to Lulu, mother? What has happened to Lu?)

Themes Grief n love Feeling of helplessness Confusion over family situation Moral Values We should not cause grief to others.

Running away will never solve any problems. We must learn to settle our problems instead of running away from them.

What Has Happened to Lulu? deals with themes of grief and love. The mother is grieving over her lost child. The fact that the child has run away does not make the grief less important. The confusion of the persona about his or her parent’s reaction also tells us something about the nature of grief. The poem also considers how we deal with children, in dismissing what they have heard or seen. The child persona has some valid knowledge of what has happened, but his mother tells him he dreamed it. The poem raises the question of how the child can react, when he has been told nothing is the matter, when clearly it is. Ironically the mother does not know what to do, as the final stanza makes clear.

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An analysis of the poem what has happened to Lulu? This poem is about a girl called lulu who is the older sister if the writer who has run away. The poem is sad and it uses various ways of showing how the writer is feeling, by using rhetorical (repeated) questions quite a lot in the poem 'what has happened to lulu mother'. This rhetorical question shows you that he must be really missing his sister or he must be getting worried if he had used it a lot. In the first verse of the poem, the poet starts with a rhetorical question which is 'what has happened to lulu mother?' This is an effective way of starting the poem because you know that the poem is going to be about a girl called Lulu. The writer follows this question with another question, 'what has happened to lulu?' This creates a sense of affection because, by repeating the question it tells you that the writer is missing his sister and cares for her and he also sounds desperate so he must be really missing his sister. In the next verse you can tell that the girl Lulu has runaway and that is why the poet is asking about her. The use of rhetorical questions and alliteration like 'why is her window wide open mother?' and, 'the curtains flapping free, 'and only a dusty shelf where her money box used to be?' her window being wide open could mean that when she ran away she went out from her window instead of the front door. The writer saying only a circle on a dusty shelf, where her money box used to be was the most striking sentence it says that when she ran away she must have taken money with her meaning that she might not be coming back home. The following verse also starts with a rhetorical question and ends with a rhetorical question, 'why do you turn your head mother, and why do teardrops fall? And why do you crumble that note on the fire mother and say it is nothing at all? The sentence 'why do you crumble that note on the fire and say it is nothing at all,' is another idea that she has runaway because, it could be a note that she has wrote saying why she has runaway what had caused her to runaway. But Lulu could have been kidnapped because it could have been a ransom letter saying that we have Lulu give us money and we will give her back. The mother might be crumbling it because she hasn't got what they were asking for or she can’t afford it, or she is crumbling it out of anger or sadness. In the proceeding verse It uses a lot personal pronouns and also at the end of the verse there is a rhetorical question, this verse is another thought that she has been kidnapped because, it say 'I woke to voices late last night and I heard and engine roar'. These voices could have been the voices of the kidnappers talking or commanding her to go to their car

and they had a car because he heard an engine roar and that could be the car starting. Also the mother doesn't want to believe that anything has happened to lulu even though she knows that something has because, she has told the writer it was only a dream, 'why do tell me the things I heard where a dream and nothing more'. She doesn't want her son who is writing the poem to worry about Lulu so she is lying to him that it was only a dream. However she could have runaway because, the engine roaring could have been a taxi that she had called late in the night and the voices could have been hers and the taxi man talking. After this verse it shows how the mother is feeling and that Lulu being missing is having an effect on her. It says in the poem 'I heard someone cry mother, in anger or in pain, but why did the mother you say it was a gust of rain.' This shows that mother is upset and it was her who was crying because she is still making up lies by saying it was a gust of rain, so maybe the writer doesn't become worried or wonder why his mother is crying. Also the line I heard someone cry mother in anger or in pain is an affective line because, it tells you that Lulu could have been kidnapped because why else would the mother cry in anger unless someone hasn't taken her daughter and she is angry with that person.

Transcript of What Has Happened to Lulu? What Has Happened to ....? Looking more closely... What ideas do we have about the mother? Using the evidence What do you think has happened to Lulu? Write down your response to this question. your ideas with short quotations from the text. What does this clue tell us about the missing person? What does this clue tell us about the missing person? What about their age? Conclusion First thoughts The poem is about a mystery. Write down three things you would like to ask about the situation. Compare your question with a partner's. What seems to have happened? Developing a personal response Only two people are mentioned directly in the poem: Lulu and her mother. The narrator

appears to be a young child. Structure The poem is a ballad . This is a type of poem that tells a story, using a particular form. It often repeats phrases, or whole stanzas. What do you notice about the structure of the poem? Why do you think Causley decided that the ballad form was the best for presenting his ideas? Read the poem aloud. Are there any particular words that would benefit from being emphasised? Highlight these on your copy of the poem. The writer has selected various techniques to put his ideas across. Match the writer's choices below to the intended effect. Who do you think the narrator is? What clues can you find to your ideas? Look at the words written below and on your sheet and pick out two that seem most appropriate. sympathetic fearful lonely concerned determined spiteful deceitiful remorseful cold-hearted proud uncaring melodramatic guilty secretive truthful distressed caring worried thoughtful heartless callous kind confused Rememeber to your ideas with evidence from the text. Why do you think the poem considers only these two characters? Are there any questions you would like to ask about the wider family relationships? Imagine you were asked to describe this poem and its effect on you in ten words. What would you say? Can you summarise the plot so easily?

What effect does it have on you? Do you think this is what the writer intends? What does this clue tell us about the circumstances in which the missing person left?