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River Merchants wife

  • Young Love

    Young Love
    "While my hair was still cut across my forehead I played about the front gate pulling flowers" (1). This shows that their very young. They start their relationship extremely young. This shows their love over the course.
  • Starting Of Love

    Starting Of Love
    “At fourteen i married my lord you¨ (7) This quote shows that they wanted to be with one another and call each other there lover. They wanted to help each other and spend the rest of their lives together.This explains how their love was.
  • Love Forever

    Love Forever
    ¨I desired my dust to be mingled with yours forever and forever” (12). They will be with one another for the rest of their life. Once they die they still wanted to be with each other in their dust. The female wants everlasting love with the male she married. This shows how their love was.
  • Breaking Apart

    Breaking Apart
    ¨At sixteen you departed¨ (15) This quote shows the development of their love because at first while they were young kids they had a strong relationship, But then the characters broke apart for reasons and this put a damper on the male and female.
  • Gone For Long

    Gone For Long
    ¨You have been gone for five months¨ (17). This quote shows the development of their love because it shows the shift in their relationship once again. Meaning the couple has been together for a while and care about each other but then the male left and the female was upset/ sad about him leaving.
  • See Me Please

    See Me Please
    ¨If your are coming down through the narrows of the river kiang please let me know beforehand¨ (27). This shows that she really wants to see her love. She wants to know when he is around so she can see him, which shows that they aren't together. This explains how their love has been for the past years.