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Hit By Cupid's Arrow: Hidden Violence In Love Metaphors, Isis Dornbrook
Hit By Cupid's Arrow: Hidden Violence In Love Metaphors, Isis Dornbrook
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Love is an emotion that typically brings joy. However, the ways in which society talks about love suggest otherwise. The process of metaphor analysis makes the violence in societal expressions of love salient. Additionally, metaphor analysis shows that violent metaphors can inform the way people interact with one another throughout the stages of relationship formation, such as using metaphors to justify sexual and other types of physical abuse. Thus, this paper argues that metaphors, by shaping our attitudes and expectations about love, sex, and relationships, have observable social and cultural implications.