The Volta, “ With what I most enjoy contented least, ” is a paradox, the young man …show more content…
The significance of the conflict of love vs. self representation is ever-present in our society, especially in the younger generations. Often times when adolescents are dealing with societal pressures and their own feelings of contempt, they fall into the trap of depression and sadness; forgetting that they themselves have loved ones or people to turn to talk to when they need them. Similar to Whitman’s use of the sonnet as a platform to write about his own experiences in “Hours continuing long” (Clausson 2009), The conflict between love vs. self representation, within “Sonnet 29” can be used to help an individual understand how they represent themselves when they consider the love they have gained from