"The true living world of fire is dark, throbbing, darker than blood. ... The "true living world- for these characters is below the fazade of marriage and conventional love; it is to be discovered deeper, as Count Dionys said, a mystical world that is "dark, throbbing, darker than blood-. ... Both characters are living by the "luminous world-, which is only the "white lining- of reality, and hence feel vacant and hollow. ... For Leavis "the impulsion to the making of a doll has now been associated with the expectation of love' as adoration and as the self-devotion of the lover to makin...

• Word Count: 2188
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

His belief that women are below him causes Anson to be arrogant and conclusive about the women he meets. ... It tells the story of a chauvinistic man living in the twenties, when women were first beginning to stand up for their rights. ...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Sexologist John Money draws the line between love and lust: "Love exists above the belt, lust below. ... People of similar natures would band together to share various skills, protection, food, and other such thing to enhance the possibility of living through another day. ...

• Word Count: 1621
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sandy said, laughing, "We put them on, hers up to her ass and mine below the knee of course, and we just play in the mirror being silly." ... They hang a Hallmark ornament that plays "White Christmas," on their tree, and every night they play it and dance in the living room. ...

• Word Count: 2067
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School