Her hopes for Anna have not come to fruition and Hester concludes that England is not the place for her. In the meantime, Hester, Anna’s stepmother, visits Anna in London with a letter from her Uncle Bo that has riled her, as Hester wrote Bo to assist her in sending Anna back to the West Indies. When Maudie visits her for her birthday, her warnings about men are ignored by Anna. She spends her days centered on him, without giving a thought to the future. She quickly grows accustomed to Walter’s affection and indulgences. A metaphorical door opens for Anna she believes she can live her dreams and, with newfound power, steps onto unacquainted shores of love and romance as she proceeds into a liaison. On an impulse, she fulfills her repressed yearning for fashionable clothing. As they drink and converse, Walter expresses his desire for Anna, who in a moment of shock, declines his advances.Īfter berating herself for that night, the following morning she finds a gift of violets and a large sum of money from Walter. Jeffries, or Walter, a man twice her age with considerable wealth. When Anna arrives to Holloway, she dines with Mr. Upon discovering her tour ends in London, he hopes that they may meet as he works in “the City” (13). Jeffries to have her contact details before he departs. Anna takes a dislike to them initially but allows Mr. Inviting them over for drinks, the men introduce themselves as Mr. On a free night, the ladies take a stroll and discover two men following them with apparent interest. They have been through a string of towns and are now stationed in Southsea. In the beginning, Anna is a chorus girl on tour with a theatrical company and boards with a colleague, Maudie. Although she appears to adjust herself to England, her thoughts are easily led to the fragrant and warm memories of the Caribbean. Voyage in the Dark is the story of eighteen-year-old Anna Morgan, a woman transitioning from her childhood in the West Indies into her adulthood in England. For Anna, Britain is a foreign landscape that is as mundane and repetitive as it is cold and harsh.

Voyage in the dark by jean rhys