Analysis Of Marriage By Gregory Corso

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A famous poet Gregory Corso’s poem talks about how “Marriage” is a beautiful. The author is the main character and he is thinking about his future and the possibility of him getting married. He is trying to deeply think about all the possible scenarios he might face, he tries to think about the right decision to take in regard of him getting married or not getting married. So he takes a scientific approach to the dilemma, he first lays out all the possible options he has, and then he simulates every decision in his mind and tries to realize its consequences.
The poem talks about if should I get married? this line suggests two possible interpretations. The first interpretation is relating being good as a result of getting married. The second interpretation is giving two options cannot go together, either being good or getting married. By only the first line Corso was able to set two perspectives on marriage. Corso talks about the girl next door and how he would astound her and go out on a date with her. Corso will not follow all the traditions while dating this girl, for example, he will take her to cemeteries instead of taking her to the movies, then he will kiss her and try to make love to her, but she refuses. He gets angry, but he does not show it, and he tries to convince her to sleep with him “You must feel! It’s beautiful to feel!” (Line 7) Corso says, but she still refuses. Then Corso starts his backup plan to ponder about the bright constellation in the sky. What a genius! When Corso meets her parents he feels so uncomfortable. He tries to look very educated gentle man, so he does not ask where the bathroom is even though he wanted to use it. He realized traditions have set these stupid rules for him to follow if he wante...

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...red being left behind “All the universe married but me!” (Line 108). Who will take care of him when he becomes older and unable to do so by himself? Corso finds no answer to this question. But the he assures himself for a woman out there for him, a woman who he will love and get married to.
Corso’s uncertainty and mixed feeling about marriage was generated when he was a child. His mother abandoned him. She was a prostitute and a disgrace to the family. He showed these feelings when he said “I never wanted to marry a girl who was like my mother” (Line 101). Corso wrote this poem not to annul the institution of marriage, because the thought many times about getting married and looking for a perfect girl for him. He wanted to reform the society and get rid of the traditions. These traditions controlled and set rules for social conduct between the people in the 1950s.

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