Perhaps psychologically, sympathy pains allow the man to go through the pain with the woman, so she doesn't have to do it alone. According to one article I unearthed on the subject, though, there is a biological foundation for these feelings. Men with pregnant partners were shown to have an increased level of estrogen and a decreased level of testosterone in one test.
William Blake (1757-1827) , English artist, mystic and poet wrote Songs of Innocence (1789): a poetry collection written from the child s point of view, of innocent wonderment and spontaneity in natural settings which includes Little Boy Lost, Little Boy Found and The Lamb;
âThe Things They Carriedâ. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the textâs major themes.âBrien shows that storytelling is not just a coping mechanism for soldiers who are embroiled in the war but also a strategy for communication throughout life. Several of the stories in The Things They Carried are told from OâBrienâs point of view, twenty years after the war.