As soon as the Gipsy appears in the story, he is mad to appear to be the strong but silent type. ‘… His pose was loose, his gaze insolent in its indifference.’ I think that D H Lawrence does this to show the contrast between the civilised men in the car and the way that the Gipsy reacts towards them. It shows how inpatient that men in the car are and how unsympathetic the Gipsy is …showed first 75 words of 600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 600 total…to each other. Lawrence makes the Gipsy appear that he is shallow and that he is interested in Yvette’s looks and not her personality. This however is not the case as we realise later on in the book. Overall the Gipsy comes across as a stereotypical gipsy, however this is not how Yvette feels about him. She realises that he has a dark yet intriguing personality and that is what draws him to her.