... in "Go, Lovely, Rose" sends a rose to his beloved. The rose is sent to deliver a message: This young lover is trying to tell his beloved that their time is too short for such petty things as hiding and acting ignorant when she knows that he admires her. He is telling her to forget society and let her feelings lead the way ... love in favor of something more practical. She's been sent many roses, many times and knows that most of the senders aren't after the enduring love they promise but after a short-lived physical romance. The speaker is actually pointing out the fact that the only th...

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... the other flappers and said she would no longer tolerate the inconsiderate behavior of men towards women. The flappers coveted the admiration, be men, as equals. They cut their hair short, went clubbing, and smoking cigarettes. Despite early attempts for equality, the granting of women's rights took more than a century to achieve. Flappers like Dorothy Parker caused a new rebellious social group ... ...

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... be Dorothy Parker. During the 1920s, she had extra-marital affairs, drank heavily, attempted suicide three times, was married numerous times to two men, and wrote volumes of poetry and short stories in reflection. Yet in the line "And once they have you safe and sound / They"ll want to change you all around," Parker shows unhappiness in her situation and ... ...

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... pleasure. Drinking heavily is a normal part of the Jazz Age; people are desperate to forget their troubles. Hazel Morse, a big, busty, blonde searches for a way through life. She tries to play the role society expects her to fill, the dumb, happy, dizzy blonde, woman. She finds herself living two lives, one a facade for the public the other her true self. Hazel ... ...

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