I Am A Hopeless Romantic

In the mid-nineteenth century Romantic trend in American Literature, authors often used the idea of “walls’ that human beings place between themselves and others both physically and symbolically. Unlike a fence of gate, which imply a way in or out, a wall is a sound structure. A wall is a barrier to block someone else out, or is it used to block yourself in?

Feelings mean we’re human. And when we deny our humanity, it leaves us feeling empty inside, searching for ways to self-medicate in order to fill the void.” Clearly, Allen refers that having feelings is normal and people need to share them, instead of just locking them up inside of them. If people do not share their feelings it will only hurt them more. She explains that she shares her story openly these days and when others do this too it will help those who could be suffering in silence to see that they are not the only ones with a certain problem or disorder.

In life, many people have parts that they let people see of them, and other parts that they keep hidden. Many times, we build these walls to shut people out so people can never really see what is going on inside. These “walls” keep many of one’s deepest secrets hidden. In the poem, The Mending Wall, by Robert Frost, shows a mindset of two neighbors who continue to adjust and mend their wall between each other. This idea of confinement is seen throughout the poem to show that the neighbor is trying to protect themselves. This creates speculation upon the speaker of what exactly are they trying to hide. One might see this poem as meaning a physical barrier, but this is more of an emotional “wall” or barrier that this poem creates. In the poem,

True love--something every young girl dreams of. In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of a young girl, Janie, and her journey to find love. The character experiences three marriages that bring her much grief. The physical abuse, the lying, the stealing, and the mental abuse that made her feel like less of a person ultimately ruined Janie's hope for love. Zora Neale Hurston depicts Janie, the main character, as a symbol of a hopeless romantic by using dialogue, dramatic irony, and diction.

After putting Pluto down my parents dropped me at home with my sister. I slowly built up walls that only certain people could penetrate. I had convinced myself that emotion were dangerous and it was better to not get attached.

Walls are a thing that the world knows far too well. People that live by walls tend to dislike the very wall they live by. I believe that walls are a terrible thing for the world to go through again. Walls separate friends and family. They also stop the transport of goods from other countries from being exchanged. Nature even disapproves of walls. Giant walls create giant blockages for people.

In this dark place I began to hear people ridiculing me for my failures. I had not at the age of nineteen fulfilled any of the self- actualizations I made for myself. In steps substance abuse to hold me tight and caress my worries, silence the voices if I did enough of them at once. Suicide became my favorite dream and pain my release. During this major depression I learned that not everybody hears voices in their heads like I did. This caused further isolation, to complement the depression. I would often walk to Franklin Park a local golfing, sporting, and general hang-out spot. I went there, with pain stored up and compressed in my body, and wait behind the tall trees with a knife in my hand. My intention as usual was to cure my pain by afflicting pain on others. Pain on pain makes pain less painful. This went on for months until one night on the bus ride home from

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There are physical and emotional feeling about this wall. However, Frost's wall keep friendships from being started.

better now. I am free of my pain and my sorrow. But don't let them

Setting boundaries. This can be applied to relationships or interactions that you have with the people around you. You need to be consistent with the boundaries that you have

Even today, I am still healing and recovering from some of the emotional and psychological effects. However, through loving family, friends, my husband, and regaining an understanding of who I am and how strong I can be, I have been able to rebuild a healthy lifestyle and a positive understanding of myself.

The Mending Wall, a poem written by Robert Frost, outlines the human instinct of placing boundaries and the necessity of them. He does so using a scenario in which two neighbors go through great lengths to maintain a fence between their homes. They barely associate themselves with one another, and they rarely see each other except for when they are repairing the fence that keeps them separated. I feel that I am able to connect with this piece especially well because throughout my life I have held similar metaphorical walls around myself. Thus, this piece identifies a major part of my nature

Romantic Comedy has been around for many generations enticing the public with ideas of love and romance in a humorous way. According to Dictionary.com Romantic Comedy is defined as, “a movie or play that deals with love in a light, humorous way.” For all romantic comedies to make this happen, they follow three simple rules. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. As Brian Finnigan from The Five Golden Rules of Romantic Comedy says, “Different but the same, He wants She Wants, turmoil, and learning curves”. Although these technical terms are different, they mean the same thing. Today that may look a little different but this is a staple part of romantic comedy that makes it different

Love is an abundant emotion that has different degrees. There is familial love, friendly love, unconditional love, and of course romantic love. Romantic love will be the superstar of this article. Romantic love may be around every corner whether between an old couple or a young teenage romance. However, love is not the easiest thing to attain. It is such a simple concept, though a difficult thing to actually have a person’s hands on.