Comparing Love And Horowitz's Love In Brooklyn

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In the poem “Love in Brooklyn”, love can be expressed in different ways.

For instance, the man and a woman named Horowitz at first disagree over whether they have

feelings for each other. The man falls in love with her but she is skeptical. This poem

demonstrates that although two people may express their love differently, they can still connect

with each other in the end.

His love for the woman seems questionable. While blowing his nose, the man tells

Horowitz that he loves her in a nontraditional manner, and does not seem serious. However, he

does see her like a person: he likes the fact that she is ambitious. For example, he tells her he saw

her move up from a job. He also compared her to the feeling he had when he saw

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