Amor Means Love

Descriptive Essay # 113658

Communication > Interpersonal
Gender and Sexuality
Psychology

Amor Means Love

An examination of what is meant by love.

1,379 words () | 4 sources | MLA | 2009 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses love, a universal feeling and emotion that is as old as humankind. The writer cites the famous love story of Tristan and Isolde, as one example of the extreme mentality to which love can take us. The writer suggests that the embarrassment that we as a society feel about love has been brought on by media and too many Hollywood movies about how love can go wrong. The writer provides definitions of love from several sources, and concludes that we may never know what love is exactly, but we understand the emotions that accompany loving and feeling loved and these sensations will live on until the end of time.

From the Paper:

"Tristan and Isolde's love for each other is not something that is made up. Real people feel that they could and would do anything to keep the love they have found; as Campbell puts it, "Love is the meaning of life, it is the high point of life" (Campbell 238). This natural high that you can achieve from being in love is what most people crave for. Human beings want to feel care, affection, respect, and commitment because they give us a glimmer of hope that true love does exist. However, as a society we have come to fear and be embarrassed by love. Many men and women who are questioned if they are indeed in love will respond with a short handed "no." Personally, I think that people are afraid to show their true feelings because they are frightened at the reaction that they may receive."

Sample of Sources Used:

Ackerman, Diane. A Natural History of Love. New York: First Vintage Books, 1995.
Campbell, Joseph. The Power Myth. New York: Anchor, 1988.
Estes, Clarrissa Pinkola. Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. Ballantine, 1996.
Hooks, Bell. All About Love: New Visions. New York: Harper Collins, 2000.