... . Jim isn't quite ready for the ride, but he is in for one. Jim is attracted to Alena's passion. She is emphatic and militant about her causes and compared to Jim's humdrum attitude, this is eye awakening. Her enthusiasm seems to wake him up and turn him on inside and out. We can tell in the beginning, in the way he notices her bikini ... and the way she bends down that he is quickly filled with lust for this woman. He knows this ... characters and each character's interpretation of love and lust. The second story, Carnal Knowledge, shows us an internal conflict within the main characte...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School