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Class Discussion of Margaret Atwood, "Habitation" & Gregory Corso, "Marriage"

Class Discussion of Margaret Atwood, "Habitation" & Gregory Corso, "Marriage"

Q In "Habitation," why is marriage being defined by what it is not? What common understandings of the institution of marriage might the speaker be trying to overturn, and why? In "Marriage," what is the speaker's interest in the subject of marriage? Why is he asking the questions: "Should I get married? Should I be good?" How does he go about exploring these questions? and what answers, if any, does he ultimately arrive at?

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In the poem “Habitation” Atwood is trying to tell us that Marriage need not always be a calm and happy homely place or feelings. A marriage involves loads of struggles, compromises, sacrifices, and coldness. Atwood tries to tell us that Marriage is always not a happy ending or union