Love Is A Beautiful Thing - 2016 Words

Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae ENG 112 Love is a beautiful thing and whilst others are waiting to be in love, to be loved and to have a feeling of that special desire or passion that is not the case for Laura Kipnis. Laura Kipnis in her story, â€Å"Against Love†, proves to us that love has being overrated and the deception in marriage. The life lesson I learned is that not all that glitters is gold. It shows that there are so many things that happens behind closed doors in marriage but just that we see the beautiful and nice ones every day. In Laura Kipnis’s story she talks about love, marriage and infidelity in her story. She elaborates and explains love in her own point of view and what goes on in certain marriages. She does not talk about the good love or the beautiful marriage that exist but tells the truth. Kipnis acknowledges the fact that there are indeed some good marriages out there, but her main point is marriage has taken nice people and turned them in dictators and household tyrants. Thu s, Kipnis tries to say love is controlling and that passion and devotion cannot last forever (unlike the hope of marriage). First of all, there are some excerpt in Laura Kipnis story, â€Å"Against Love,† which depicts the life lesson being taught. Example of the life lesson in â€Å"Against Love† is, â€Å"Saying no to love isn t simply heresy; it is tragedy -- the failure to achieve what is most essentially human. So deeply internalized is our obedience to this most capricious despot that artistsShow MoreRelatedLove Is A Beautiful Thing1448 Words   |  6 PagesLove is a beautiful thing. It makes people happy. It can change you, and show you things that you never knew about yourself. It lifts you up, knowing there is always someone who will stand by your side through anything. 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