The Rape Of The Lock

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amount of work that was done. But somewhere along the way, the female became lazy and greedy. She became too involved with her looks and money, and not involved with anything having to do with work. The purpose of a woman changed from helping her man, to being an ornament for him to display.
In , Pope tells the story of a young girl, Belinda, who is attempting to catch a man. She knows that she is pretty, and thinks that all a man wants to do is adore her from afar. Every hair, every lash, and every piece of clothing has to be perfectly placed and displayed so that she can woo the man of her choice. Belinda cannot dream of ever getting a man without those qualities. Her vanity and extensive ego have put her so far up onto a pedestal that to fall would completely destroy her. She wanders around, trying to catch the eye of every man (and possibly every woman so that she can show her superiority) in the hopes of an evening of flirting and eyelash batting. But her attempts ...

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