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: Hi, i'm studying high windows as part of my A levels course and i'm really enjoying it but the essay that we've just been set has completely thrown me. It is 'To what extent does larkin express a nostalgia for a vanishing past through high windows.' My problem lies in the fact that I dont get any sense of nostalgia, the overwhelming feeling that I get is one of cynisim. : The poems that we have studied so far are; 'to the sea','high windows', 'going going', 'show saturday' and 'the explosion'. I can see that going going could be interpreted as showing a fondness for the past, it's obvious from the title, but I'm finding it hard to draw conclusions from the rest of the poems particularly 'the explosion'. Am I being extremely naive or closed minded? I'd appreciate any alternative veiws on this subject or any pointers on how to interpret Larkins poetry in a more forgiving light, thanks Claire

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