Love is Enough
Famous film and television actress, Joan Crawford once said, “Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” Choosing to be vulnerable is one of the scariest actions that one can partake in. For some odd reason, society is afraid to openly communicate and share emotions with others; moreover, it is common to see characters in various forms of literature restrain from opening up to others. Considering the order of the books assigned this semester, the main characters progressively became more vulnerable in the order that the books were assigned. It is evident that love is “enough” in each of the following works: On Chesil Beach, Shopgirl, Eleanor and Park, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower; moreover, these books reveal different types of love, similarities between pieces of literature, and the importance of vulnerability, communication, and perseverance in relationships.
Initially, the four novels assigned …show more content…
In On Chesil Beach, it is obvious that Florence is not ready to have sexual relations with Edward; however, Edward has no idea that she is uncomfortable because she never communicated with him. In Shopgirl, I wish that Ray would have told Mirabelle his plans. Charlie in the Perks of Being a Wallflower was an extreme people-pleaser which led him to refrain from telling Mary-Elizabeth how he truly felt. Communicating with a significant other also requires perseverance. I am a fan of the reference of Romeo and Juliet in Eleanor and Park. When asked about this work by her teacher in class, her response was, “Romeo and Juliet are just two rich kids who’ve always gotten every little thing they want. And now, they think they want each other” (Rowell, p. 44). I also believe that Romeo and Juliet is not a true representation of love because that relationships should and will never be
Famous film and television actress, Joan Crawford once said, “Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” Choosing to be vulnerable is one of the scariest actions that one can partake in. For some odd reason, society is afraid to openly communicate and share emotions with others; moreover, it is common to see characters in various forms of literature restrain from opening up to others. Considering the order of the books assigned this semester, the main characters progressively became more vulnerable in the order that the books were assigned. It is evident that love is “enough” in each of the following works: On Chesil Beach, Shopgirl, Eleanor and Park, and the Perks of Being a Wallflower; moreover, these books reveal different types of love, similarities between pieces of literature, and the importance of vulnerability, communication, and perseverance in relationships.
Initially, the four novels assigned …show more content…
In On Chesil Beach, it is obvious that Florence is not ready to have sexual relations with Edward; however, Edward has no idea that she is uncomfortable because she never communicated with him. In Shopgirl, I wish that Ray would have told Mirabelle his plans. Charlie in the Perks of Being a Wallflower was an extreme people-pleaser which led him to refrain from telling Mary-Elizabeth how he truly felt. Communicating with a significant other also requires perseverance. I am a fan of the reference of Romeo and Juliet in Eleanor and Park. When asked about this work by her teacher in class, her response was, “Romeo and Juliet are just two rich kids who’ve always gotten every little thing they want. And now, they think they want each other” (Rowell, p. 44). I also believe that Romeo and Juliet is not a true representation of love because that relationships should and will never be