Discuss the tone of love in various aspects of the literature discussed in class. Is it romantic or forced?

The stories, poems, and movie/play discussed both in and out of class are as follows:

• “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
• “A Rose for Emily”
• “My Last Duchess”
• “The Storm”
• “Happy Endings”
• “Hills Like White Elephants”
• “The Gift of the Magi”
• Othello