“The Power of Love” by Ellen McGrath

What hooked me to this article was the format of it; it goes from an introduction to point-form advices on how  to improve oneself. The article constantly compares two things, whether it is between “limerance and love” or the concepts coming from popular culture and the ideas we should essentially be putting into our heads, there are always two sides to analyse. Everything written in this article is meant to remind you of what you are fundamentally being persuaded from; these “unrealistic images created for entertainment” are only becoming stronger day by day. The writer of this article, Ellen McGrath, compares eating junk to our national vulnerability, because it is “constantly stimulated by images of instant gratification”. In addition, she tries to display this crucial awareness by saying “we think it is love when it’s simply distraction and infatuation”; like previously mentioned, she likes to make comparisons between things such as interruptions and desire. Furthermore, she added a bit of imagery when she said: “limerance is that first stage of mad attraction whereby all the hormones are flowing and things feel so right”. I understand where she is trying to come from when talking about this state of being infatuated because, things do feel “so right” when you meet the right person and comprehend and feel the definition of love. This article is very easy to relate to.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200212/the-power-love