Since the beginning of time there has been a universal thought that man are superior to woman and such is the universal theme in Alexander Pope's, The Rape of the Lock. ... This then leads to the significance of the title of the poem The Rape of the Lock, because Belinda becomes a victim to humiliation in society because a lock of her hair had been cut off after losing in a game of cards, causing her beauty to be lessened therefore making it harder for her to obtain pride and social status. ... It proved to be amusing for the fact that such a simple action like the Baron cut off a lo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The reader should notice how absolutely disgusted with her situation Sethe seems to be, as it shows that this act of stealing her milk was more defiling, unnecessary and unusual than the act of rape. ... Both individuals were forced into such a low point by these experiences that they locked them away, and only felt free to reveal them in very open situations with each other. ...

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• Grade Level: High School