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Essays 511 - 517

The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds

suggests, there is often a political context to Olds observations. For example, in "The Death of Marilyn Monroe," Olds suggests ...

Poems on Sexuality, Blog Posts and Responses

This paper offers two blog posts. One on "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and the other on "Sex without Love" by Sharon Olds....

Sharon Olds’ Vision of Children

of children and their behavior, their fears and victories. This paper compares and contrasts two of her poems, "The One Girl at th...

Analysis of 2 Poems Written by Women

read into the poem a bit more and might surmise that this boy is rather insecure and needs his girl to be seen by others in a posi...

Theme of Identity in the Literature of Sharon Olds and Sylvia Plath

not constitute beauty; it only reflects back the physical parameters of what it sees. The fact that occasional "faces" disturb its...

Comparative Analysis of the Poetry of Sharon Olds and Short Fiction of Raymond Carver

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the Sharon Olds' poem 'Sex Without Love' with Raymond Carver's short story 'What W...

Poetry and Carpe Diem

the end, ones heart may win over ones intellect. In Diane Ackermans poem, which may very well be a modern retelling of...