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In reply to the discussion: I need someone to interpret a few lines of a poem for me. [View all]TrogL
(32,818 posts)37. She doesn't care about his aches and indignities
She fears a little for so much Of what is best, and hardly dares To think of him as one to touch With aches, indignities, and cares; She sees him rather at the goal,
I'm a little concerned about all the random capitalizations. I'm almost wondering if it's a misprint and what's intended is "as the goal".
What I'm seeing, regardless of the wording, is she is NOT seeing the actual boy, in fact puts a wall up between her and boy and rather deals with a perfect image of the boy, which she already sees at the goal, presumably successful career or something like that. Her goal is the success, not actually dealing with the actual boy in front of her.
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You might be right. I suck at poetry. It was just a response to a question about a male
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#5
I think I can. Yes the one person only wants the other one to be happy and successful
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#8
You know you might be right! She feels like she is unqualified because of her
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#28
From what I read about him he had an unhappy childhood. But I think it was his father
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#38
Or you could just take that one sentence as your answer. It is telling you that you believe in
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#40
I have found it is better to ask more specific questions. Although you may get a non-specific
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#39