Question

Explain the meaning of 'cul-de-sac as referred in D.H Lawrence's 'Why The Novel Matters'?​

Answer 1

The word cul- de- sac is taken from the French language which means a situation leading to nowhere.

EXPLANATION:  

• D. H. Lawrence is a famous novelist, poet and an essayist.
• The essay Why Novel Matters was published in his magazine Phoenix and in this he argues and tries to convince people that why novels and plays are important for the mankind.
• He says that philosophers and pastors talk about supernatural things or things which may or may not be present in reality but the novelist or authors talk about the real life, their subject matter is the life itself.
• He says that without the help of authors the society would be a cul- de- sac or dead end from where there is no way to go anywhere.