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Living In Sin - College Papers

Living In Sin

This poem isn't just about "foregoing the chores." This poem is a reality check. First, there's no mention of the two being a married couple, and I don't believe they are. However, they are living together--a woman with an artist--and how the realty of living with an artist is completely the opposite of the woman's romantic fantasy. The house is filthy. The windows are grimy. There's old food on the countertops. The taps leak. There are bugs everywhere. The outside stairs are creaky. The artist himself, an unshaven slob, wakes up, taps a few keys on the piano and goes to buy cigarettes while the woman realizes her ideal (the "artist cliches" like a bowl of pears, a Persian rug and ...

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was written. IN the 1950's, to live with someone of the opposite sex and not be married was looked down on.She was so excited to move in with this slob of a man that she was willing to settle for less.For her, a new day is one of emotional pain.She moved in only at his "urging" but he never made any promises so in a way she deserves what she ...

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Added: 10/30/2011 06:30:24 AM
Submitted By: lhieanababan
Category: Poetry & Poets
Type: Free Paper
Words: 289
Pages: 2

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