What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver and The Love of My Life by T.C. Boyle are both stories on the theme of love. In your opinion, what vision of love is presented by these two stories? Discuss the characters and their relationships.
Discuss the portrayal of love and violence; love at different ages and stages of life; love and social class (money, power, professional status); physical love and spiritual love.
Discuss how these stories dramatize the theme of love by using irony. How is symbolism used in the setting, objects, and imagery of these stories?
