What Is The Theme Of Anyone Lived In A Pretty How Town

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In the poem “Anyone lived in a pretty how town” by e.e Cummings tries to show us how other people or society is not willing to recognize differences. Cummings is trying to challenge everyone to push their limits to pursue their dreams. In this poem Cummings is complaining about society. He tries to show how someone named anyone lives in how town where nobody cares for anyone, except someone named noone. Some of the children in the how town noticed that anyone was different form everyone in the town. Later on in the poem a character named noone is mentioned. Noone falls in love with anyone and they get married. Later on anyone dies, leaving noone alone. The people in the town didn’t realize that anyone dies and they continued with their daily

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