Loneliness In The Lover By Raymond Carver
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English 110
30 July 2014
Loneliness is an attitude
An attitude of loneliness is what the characters in Carver,
Shepard and Duras’s stories have chosen as a way of life.
Marguerite Duras chooses loneliness in her characters solely due to love, while Carver and Shepard’s characters choose an attitude of loneliness transpired from alcoholism and disappointment in love. Loneliness, an outcome of alcoholism can lead to lack of motivation to improve oneself.
The lack of motivation in Carver’s characters of “The
Gazebo” are so overcome with the need for alcohol the couple cannot even start the day without drinking. Although the characters try to show they want to change but the disappointment and hurt between the couple does not help …show more content…
Shepard views his connection to his father as a reflection of himself and how important it is to know the past. The similarity between Carver and Shepard’s characters is in contrast with the characters in
Duras’s novel, “The Lover”.
Although Marguerite Duras did not emphasize alcohol as the main cause of loneliness in her semi-autobiographical novel, but she uses love as the main cause of loneliness in her story. The young girl in, “The Lover” had an attitude of loneliness she took even at fifteen. Her loneliness transpired from what she experienced with her mother’s sadness. The young girl admits she was sad because she was like her mother. She was isolated in the boarding school her mother sent her to and without proper adult guidance she fell in love with the older Chinese man. When the girl failed to find happiness within her family, she found happiness with the older Chinese man. Among the dysfunctional
7 characters in this story, Duras portrayed the young girl as the only one who had to sacrifice her dreams to save the family …show more content…
There was exclusivity between the young girl and the Chinese man as they were with each other almost at all opportunity. Despite the fact that both are from different ethnic backgrounds which forbid mixed relationships, they still had a sordid affair. This proved Paz’s second love element of obstacle. The domination of the young girl by the
Chinese man was evident when she allowed him to treat her like a whore, which proves love element three, domination and submission. (Duras, 42) Love element four which is freedom or fate is a poignant part of the relationship between the young girl and the Chinese man. This was evident when she met him on the day while crossing the river. (Duras, 10) The freedom to choose this lover as her first love to take her virginity was inevitable.(Duras, 38) The fifth love element of one true person that connects them both though the body and soul is significant part of their relationship. The Chinese man declared his love to
8 the young girl years later that he still loved her until death.
(Duras, 117) The young girl knew that she loved the Chinese man because she felt a certain kind of pain in her heart he made in her.(Duras, 48) With all the love between the two
English 110
30 July 2014
Loneliness is an attitude
An attitude of loneliness is what the characters in Carver,
Shepard and Duras’s stories have chosen as a way of life.
Marguerite Duras chooses loneliness in her characters solely due to love, while Carver and Shepard’s characters choose an attitude of loneliness transpired from alcoholism and disappointment in love. Loneliness, an outcome of alcoholism can lead to lack of motivation to improve oneself.
The lack of motivation in Carver’s characters of “The
Gazebo” are so overcome with the need for alcohol the couple cannot even start the day without drinking. Although the characters try to show they want to change but the disappointment and hurt between the couple does not help …show more content…
Shepard views his connection to his father as a reflection of himself and how important it is to know the past. The similarity between Carver and Shepard’s characters is in contrast with the characters in
Duras’s novel, “The Lover”.
Although Marguerite Duras did not emphasize alcohol as the main cause of loneliness in her semi-autobiographical novel, but she uses love as the main cause of loneliness in her story. The young girl in, “The Lover” had an attitude of loneliness she took even at fifteen. Her loneliness transpired from what she experienced with her mother’s sadness. The young girl admits she was sad because she was like her mother. She was isolated in the boarding school her mother sent her to and without proper adult guidance she fell in love with the older Chinese man. When the girl failed to find happiness within her family, she found happiness with the older Chinese man. Among the dysfunctional
7 characters in this story, Duras portrayed the young girl as the only one who had to sacrifice her dreams to save the family …show more content…
There was exclusivity between the young girl and the Chinese man as they were with each other almost at all opportunity. Despite the fact that both are from different ethnic backgrounds which forbid mixed relationships, they still had a sordid affair. This proved Paz’s second love element of obstacle. The domination of the young girl by the
Chinese man was evident when she allowed him to treat her like a whore, which proves love element three, domination and submission. (Duras, 42) Love element four which is freedom or fate is a poignant part of the relationship between the young girl and the Chinese man. This was evident when she met him on the day while crossing the river. (Duras, 10) The freedom to choose this lover as her first love to take her virginity was inevitable.(Duras, 38) The fifth love element of one true person that connects them both though the body and soul is significant part of their relationship. The Chinese man declared his love to
8 the young girl years later that he still loved her until death.
(Duras, 117) The young girl knew that she loved the Chinese man because she felt a certain kind of pain in her heart he made in her.(Duras, 48) With all the love between the two