Exploration of identity and time here, an Arundel tomb and the Pentecostal marriages Larkin has been criticized over years for the bleakness of his poems, the blackened description of everyday life that some say lacks depth, however, unlike many other poets, Larkin does not always write the truth or the depth of his feelings. In many of them, there is a voice that tries to convince its author of something that is usually quite obvious or that is explored but only reveals the surface. Why he is trying to convince himself and what his true feelings are presents the real challenge and depth of Larkin's poems. The search for one's identity, combined for each person in their unique fantasies and realities, is a recurring theme in his poems. Just like time, its passage, the transformation it causes and the damage it inflicts. In "Here", identity or the search for one's identity is the main theme. The search is symbolized by the journey undertaken by Larkin, which takes him through the countryside before Hull, through Hull and finally into the countryside and beach outside Hull. He finds his identity in the countryside outside Hull, but he knows that although this is where he longs, it is not his true self, it is his fantasy, the "Here" in which he would like to live but it is nevertheless "out of reach". His true identity is in Hull, with the people and the city he despises so much. His journey begins in the farmlands before Hull, he doesn't stop his car, he swerves in front of everything because he knows it's not what he's looking for and the slowness of life he describes here is used in contrast to the imagined speed of the author's evasive vehicle on the highway. His next stop, his arrival in Hull, marks a sudden change of scenery ("the surprise of a big city") and the driver stops his car, Larkin uses the word "Here" here for the first time, which suggests that he finally found something, a part of his identity. What he sees, described in the next two paragraphs, is a city he despises, a city of people he feels are beneath him, and yet he knows it perfectly. He knows the contrast between its "domes and statues" and its "grain-strewn streets", as he knows the people there, he describes their movements as "theft", suggesting stealth and sordidness as they head to the supermarkets, opening the doors to their "desires", emphasizing that the desires are theirs.