Rhetorical Analysis: The Pleasures Of Love By Robertson Davies

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Rhetorical Analysis: The Pleasures of Love
Robertson Davies had his own unique outlook on love. He believed that young love was acceptable but not what we should admire, instead; we should look up to those couples who knew the meaning of love. The meaning of love is not shown through sex, attraction, or personality alone, but focuses more on the intense feeling you get when you know you are in love with your significant other. Passion, faith, loyalty, and trust are what we should be looking for in love, not simply wanting to marry someone because they are attractive or because they make you laugh. Love is a complicated subject as people have many different views and opinions on it. I personally believe that when you find your soul mate the

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