Reading Response/Analysis for Friendship by Katherine Philips
As a reader, I really enjoyed Philips point of view when it came to the idea of friendship compared to love and marriage. Though this was written in the 1800s, her views on the topic are still widely agreed on today.
Unlike many, Philips had a low opinion of marriage, claiming “For love, like earthly fires (which will decay if the material fuel be away), is with offensive smoke accompanied, and by resistance only is supplied” (250) meaning that in order to make a marriage work, one must constantly put effort into it, much like building a fire. Philips also make the point that two people will marry, either for money or status, and not even be friends with each other. How can two
As a reader, I really enjoyed Philips point of view when it came to the idea of friendship compared to love and marriage. Though this was written in the 1800s, her views on the topic are still widely agreed on today.
Unlike many, Philips had a low opinion of marriage, claiming “For love, like earthly fires (which will decay if the material fuel be away), is with offensive smoke accompanied, and by resistance only is supplied” (250) meaning that in order to make a marriage work, one must constantly put effort into it, much like building a fire. Philips also make the point that two people will marry, either for money or status, and not even be friends with each other. How can two