Analysis Of Her Vagabond Neo-Heart

Can it truly be love when you only love a certain aspect of a person or only a delusion? Don Williams, not to be confused with the American country singer, is a prize winning columnist and the founding editor as well as the publisher of New Millennium Writings. He addressed this very question in his short story Her Vagabond Neon-Heart (2004). Loretta Garner was a restless soul, unhappy with where she was in life and the male character of the story, a confident trial lawyer named Dewey was content on taking advantage of this. He enjoyed the fact that he could always reel her back in when she went astray, assuming that she would never actually leave. This became a beloved part of his routine. It wasn’t until she followed her heart and left for

We become obsessed with the one thing we desire and it obscures our point of view on the whole. Loretta was unhappy with the thought of going back to work as journalist and as he watched her transformation into a budding actress, he knew he was losing her (Dziuban 167). He was more concerned with maintaining the idea that he fell for than appreciating her as a whole. In conclusion, he didn’t actually love her, only the part of her that found his routine existence fascinating. Katherine Heller, an assistant professor in statistical science at Duke University, wrote on her experience with this phenomenon. The idea of true love, while a personal thing, is something we hype up in our minds until it makes us question whether we are in the right position (Heller 2). We create these situations in our minds that reality could never measure up to. While the idea can be the focus point, it can also become the very thing that prevents us from moving

People evolve and so do their ideals. What once attracted you, may now be the very thing that forces you both to compromise. Dewey enjoyed the routine of reeling the wandering girl back in and did so by proposing they get married (Dziuban 167). While it was his idea of bringing her back down to reality, it became Loretta’s personal prison. The prospect of marriage was an added layer of protection for him, but another tie for her. The added responsibility that comes from the transition of the title girlfriend to fiancée eventually helped keep her stagnant as well. He felt more comfortable and confident with this tie in the form of a diamond ring, but it was once again at the price of her wishes. It wasn’t until Loretta actually broke off the engagement that she became free to follow her dreams of becoming an