Frank O’Connor’s “ My Oedipus Complex” and Raymond Carver’s “ What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”, are both excellent examples of the varied ways in which love can be expressed. The author “My Oedipus Complex” writes of his own childhood love for his mother and how family events dramatically affected their relationship. “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” on the other hand talks about a more grown up …showed first 75 words of 1067 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1067 total…do any of us really know about love?” Most would say they love someone or at least have experienced love, but none could truly explain it. We all love in different ways, some perhaps in healthier ways than others. Love isn’t something you can explain completely in words; it’s beyond words. Love is a way you feel, to try and define it with words would only be demeaning to its true sentiment. Caparros-4