Poor Choices Made in “Pathedy of Manners”

Life if full of choices, and it is not always easy to make the right decisions. Ellen

Kay’s poem, “Pathedy of Manners” is about a brilliant young woman and the consequences of the choices she makes in her life. The young woman in this poem starts off with a promising future. However, because she chooses to excel in worldly ideals, she misses out in finding true happiness that comes from self – accomplishment, a loving relationship, and a family to share it with.

The young woman in this poem begins her adult life with abundant potential for self - accomplishment, but she gives it up in order to fit i

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