“A Sunrise on the Veld” and Lessing’s Life The story, “A Sunrise on the Veld,” written by Doris Lessing, takes place in Africa, as do many other novels and short stories written by Lessing. Most of Lessings works are autobiographical and reflect the background of her very own childhood. Much of her work stresses the complexity of life and death with humanity’s struggle to understand the world (“Biography” 1). In 1925, Lessing and her parents …showed first 75 words of 1157 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1157 total…leaving a husband and son behind to find happiness. In the end, Lessing gives you the feeling that the only way in life for her, was isolation. In a sense, the boy is the same way by only gaining a feeling of freedom when he was in the bush. From this story, you can conclude that happiness comes from freedom and the liberty of being able to make your own choices. Work Cited ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**