Arabic Poetry

When I read "The Dove's Necklace", the assigned reading for this week, all of the themes were typing back to a common motif of love; most of the descriptions were very in depth. The most common message I received throughout the whole poem is to always support your partner in everything they choose to do and how people morph into the person their lover wants to see them as instead of being their true self. When a person has a lover, they tend to change into the person that their lover wants to see them as. This can be physical changes but also personality changes as well. For instance, a boyfriend can want his blonde girlfriend to have short brown hair and she will cut and dye her hair to make him satisfied. Also, he may not like bubbly, over the top characteristics so she may tone down her own personality to make him happy and accept her more. This is very common in today's society and I have experienced first hand changing for someone you are connected with. In addition to people morphing into someone they're not, people also will support their lover until the end, even if it means risking their own morals or even lying. As Samantha said, couples tend to help each other lie to help the other one not fail in something. For example, couples lying on the stand to back each other up. it is breaking the law but that is what people do in the name of love and in the name of what they believe is right in their eyes, their partner's eyes, and their own relationship. Due to these two common themes, I believe love is the most powerful emotion one can have over another. People do crazy things in the name of love and will continue to to get love if they do not have anyone to love. We see it everyday in the news, in our own lives, and in society as a whole. Love changes people for the worse, but sometimes for the better.