Goblin Market Thesis

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Your sister or brother is the main person that you will do absolutely anything for, besides your parents. You share DNA with them and an entire childhood. They are the first friend you make and the one you tell most of your secrets too. Most people with siblings would turn their nose up to ever having any type of romantic feelings for them, but there are a few people out there who find love with their siblings. Sisters, Laura and Lizzie could be one of those few people. In Christina Rossetti’s poem Goblin Market, Laura and Lizzie are sisters who live together. Goblins live near them and they are constantly tempting the people of their town to come try their fruit. And every day they are tempting people to come try it. Laura is the first

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