And behind their frail partitions Business women lie and soak, Seeing through the draughty skylight Flying clouds and railway smoke. Rest you there, poor unbelov'd ones, Lap your loneliness in heat, All too soon the tiny breakfast, Trolley-bus and windy street!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Office workers are depicted as lonely and weary within a bleak urban environment.
- In plain terms
- Women sit alone in offices, lonely and surrounded by city smog.
- What can you take from it?
- Work environments can foster isolation and sadness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does work affect personal well-being?
- What makes city life lonely?
Another view
It portrays workers as passive victims without agency.
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