Clearly missing the relationship, the narrator yearns to revive it or have it ‘regain consciousness’, as if the relationship “were in a coma” (Matanle and Ankerson). Such forlorn feelings towards the relationship show that the lust and love still remain, but the woman is no longer a present part of the narrator’s life. Like the beginning of the poem, the pictures of the woman will be sold to those who, “had to know if it was true” (Matanle and Ankerson). Using art and hedonism to mold his experiences, the narrator of “Anywhere” is one who suffers from a longing for his past. The narrator’s relationship with the woman brings momentary love and adventure, but the brevity of the relationship renders him incapable of burying his affair in the past. With the use of visual and auditory components, “Anywhere” captures the pain of those who live for the brief moments of
Clearly missing the relationship, the narrator yearns to revive it or have it ‘regain consciousness’, as if the relationship “were in a coma” (Matanle and Ankerson). Such forlorn feelings towards the relationship show that the lust and love still remain, but the woman is no longer a present part of the narrator’s life. Like the beginning of the poem, the pictures of the woman will be sold to those who, “had to know if it was true” (Matanle and Ankerson). Using art and hedonism to mold his experiences, the narrator of “Anywhere” is one who suffers from a longing for his past. The narrator’s relationship with the woman brings momentary love and adventure, but the brevity of the relationship renders him incapable of burying his affair in the past. With the use of visual and auditory components, “Anywhere” captures the pain of those who live for the brief moments of