EN 1602 Lecture 19: 1602 Class Notes February 24
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Thesis: how is the two texts using the similarly and differently. I had been hungry all the year vs. la belle dame sans merci . And if anything else fails, manna comes from heaven. The title perfect woman without pity. Story of dangerous feminine lures into fairy home then casts you out. Looking at food: what does it represent. Because he"s being offered something exotic, other worldly. We believe him throughout only his voice. Then he says he"s sure she said something. But it"s in a strange language so how did he understand. He maybe imagining her say that which he wants her to say. Food unattainable desire for perfect love. Hunger is only for those on the outside. Once you have access, hunger is gone. When comparing more than one work, two sentence thesis is okay especially when sharing distinctions and similarities. In keats" ____ and dickinson"s ____, food functions as the key symbol of futile desire.
