Relationships classify as the intimidate and irreplaceable bond that individuals have with one another. It enables lovers to intertwine and cherish their other half for eternity. Seeking and pondering the complexions of love and unity causes individuals to occasionally go insane, or find what most human search for their whole life. It is the very abstract four letter word that wrecks havoc on hearts and souls. The stars, which have existed for centuries have even prayed and hoped for love to be found as one wishes for it. When individuals cannot find love, they settle for the next best thing, or whatever they can get, often times, sacrificing who they are and what they stand for. Yearning and longing for affection one will cause people do anything for the company and attention from others. The desire of longing for one’s affection has caused rifts in relations and even death. In “Elephants”,
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Confined from civilization for most of her life by her father, even long after he ascended to a different world, she longed for someone who would love her exceptionally. Her crazed obsession to find a potential lover exuded throughout the story, and illustrates her troublesome, weary heart at hand. Miss Emily 's relationship with her father plays a key role in the development of her solitude, and gives the reader an insight to why she is the way she is. As she blossoms into a beautiful woman, he “had driven away [all the young men]”, robbing her at any opportunity of true love (Falkner 406). Even though, through Miss Emily’s eyes “none of the young men were quite good enough” (Falkner 406). Because of the simple fact that her father hides her from everyone, she becomes attached to him, clinging on to the only real man in her life, which ironically causes her ultimate self
Confined from civilization for most of her life by her father, even long after he ascended to a different world, she longed for someone who would love her exceptionally. Her crazed obsession to find a potential lover exuded throughout the story, and illustrates her troublesome, weary heart at hand. Miss Emily 's relationship with her father plays a key role in the development of her solitude, and gives the reader an insight to why she is the way she is. As she blossoms into a beautiful woman, he “had driven away [all the young men]”, robbing her at any opportunity of true love (Falkner 406). Even though, through Miss Emily’s eyes “none of the young men were quite good enough” (Falkner 406). Because of the simple fact that her father hides her from everyone, she becomes attached to him, clinging on to the only real man in her life, which ironically causes her ultimate self