Alex's Analysis Of Any Abject Abuse
Beginning of paper
The destruction of the grand style of the epic is just what Pope was
after in his mock epic, "The Rape of the Lock." Pope had no such universal goal,
or moral pronouncements to make as did Milton. His purpose was merely to expose
the life of the nobility of his time. While Milton chose blank ve ....
Middle of paper
.... to the behavior itself.
Pope compares and contrasts. He places significant life factors (i.e., survival,
death, etc.) side by side with the trivial (although not to Belinda and her
friends: love letters, accessories). Although Pope is definitely pointing to
the "lightness" of the social life of the privileged, he also recognizes their
sincerity in attempting to be polite and well-mannered and pretend to recognize
where the true values lie.
Pope satirizes female vanity. He wrote th ....
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Page count: 7 (approximately 250 words per page)
