Love For The Love Of God Analysis

Moreover, Leo is another epitome of youthful enthusiasm as a crazy side of a growing child. Firstly, he is portrayed as shiny and beautiful. Amanda drifts off; ‘She’d never met a child with beady eyes before. Beadiness arrives after long slow ekes of disappointment, usually in middle age (106).’ She gives stages of life comparison, admiring the youthfulness. In addition to that, Groff writes ‘But Leo was such an intense child, and so purposeful, that she watched him until she remembered hearing once that glass was just a very slow liquid (110).’ The statement echoes the boy’s shine and risky nature. Remember how he nearly died by almost tasting a poisoned cheese? Worth noting, however, it surprises how the four-year-old thinks of romanticizing with Mani. From the fullness of a welcoming hug to his anxiety as he waits to get a bath from her. ‘The gleam on Mina's legs up the stairs. He would eat her if he could (114).’ Leo’s aspirations are however short-lived and would be met with disappointment, a good portion of which has defined lives of two friends and their husbands. Finally, Leo’s enthusiasm in rescuing the raptor does …show more content…
It highlights the nature of human ambitions and how life’ events and experiences pose a significant risk to their realization. Life’s unanticipated disappointments can rob one’s peace and happiness envisioned early in life. Groff’s cautions younger audiences to be keen and resilient enough. Otherwise, they live in unhappy relationships with unending regrets over lost opportunities. Groff is a realist bringing this lesson to her readers. The lesson from the short story resonates beyond a classic French society with relevance to modern, young ambitious people. The story is a reminder of the need to be wary of experiences that life brings and not be judgmental when some adults live a rather seemingly unhappy