So, as I read these blogs, I suddenly begin to realize that my way of thinking seems to be different from everyone else. Most people viewed this blog either in comparison or contrast of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of Rights of Women. However, I picked up a primary theme of Violation. In the Rape of the Lock, the story's conflict arises when Belinda's hair is sneakily cut from her head. I believe the underlying conflict is a representation of violation-- of a sense of personal space...in a rape sense. It seems like Pope is hinting at the fact that something valuable to Belinda was taken from her. However, because this play is a satire, he could be talking about this subject in a "sarcastic" manner to relay his bigger point. Her hair is not really that important, hair grows back. However, it was something precious and valuable to her, and despite her flaws, it was taken from her with force.
The other side of me feels that the only reason this poem was written was as a joke rather than any actaully deeper meaning. Who knows? Maybe both explanations are crazy.
PS: I commented on Madison and Spencer's
The other side of me feels that the only reason this poem was written was as a joke rather than any actaully deeper meaning. Who knows? Maybe both explanations are crazy.
PS: I commented on Madison and Spencer's
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