English 1022E Lecture : English 1022 Lecture on "The Rape of the Lock"
16 Nov 2011
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P. 91 is part of the exposition that comes from one of the slyphs. L. 99: with varying vanities from every part they shift the moving toy shop of their heartoh blind to truth the sylphs contrive it all . Sense that the sylphs handle parts of the body to keep this world of glamour going. Pope is depicting a horribly enclosed narcissistic world. Motion without purpose, people fight with each other over the size of the decorations on their swords. These people exist in an aimless social realm, no goal that they are aiming for. Gabriel circling round and round the horse and going to the same party over and over again. There is a purposelessness, lack of important things to do, trivializing mentality. There must be serious moral problems here, one of which is the vanity of belinda. Belinda and her friends put too much emphasis on material things and put an excessive attention on personal appearance.
