Comparing Love And Friendship And Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolen

Amor Vincit Omnia?

The popular phrase ‘amor vincit omnia’, or ‘love conquers all’, is a universally shared thought. Still, even scraping the surface of what love entails makes that statement hard to believe. Statistics prove that 38% of Canadian Marriages end in divorce (www.statcan.gc.ca, 2011), thus making society really debate if love truly conquers all. Emily Brontë's ‘Love and Friendship’ and Lana Del Rey’s ‘Ultraviolence’ both regard love in very different lights. Brontë values friendship over love, whereas Del Rey views love as a lifelong commitment. Both works argue the lifelong value of love and friendship, the inevitably love turning ugly, and the different states relationships can take on through symbolism. Thus, making the reader

To call your partner your “cult leader” conveys that they are your idol, you worship them and relish their existence. Del Rey follows this line by professing her never ending love for her partner. Del Rey’s mention of the perpetual love she has for her “cult leader” could be alluding to Stockholm Syndrome, with his mental abuse causing her to begin to sympathize with his actions, and ultimately become infatuated with him. Del Rey makes it quite evident that she believes love trumps all, but what about when it goes

He compares her to the aforementioned flower since she shares the same qualities, she is beautiful and alluring, yet extremely dangerous and highly destructive. He also called Del Rey poison, in reference to poison ivy; which is both a toxic vine that causes blistering, itchy rashes upon contact and the name of a super-villain who lures her enemies with love potions. Jim feels that Lana has put him under her spell and, despite her poisonous nature, he finds himself incapacitated. Del Rey’s use of poisonous plants to symbolize her destructive relationship ensures the reader that she knows her love is unhealthy, but she does not