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Who Is Baudelaire's Attitudes Toward Love?
The protagonist’s hatred towards his love is expressed at the beginning of the poem even though she has not revealed her insensitivity comments about the family until the end. The man has no idea of the girl's mind at this point – he is describing his own feelings when seeing the ragged poor people “not only was I touched…but I was even a little ashamed…” (Baudelaire 53). Then, it is only right after this when his lover emitted his words full of hate towards the vagrant family. This contrast makes Baudelaire realize the absolute impossibility of any true and real connection between them “how difficult it is to understand on another…how incommunicable thought is…” (Baudelaire 53). Plus, Baudelaire believes that his lover is the ideal example
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