Love for $17.50 analysis

After reading the poem Love for $17.50 by Charles Bukowski, my mind is in a conundrum. When reading this poem things that come to mind are how funny, sad, disgusting and how real all of it is. This piece of literature literally has me asking so many questions on why this and that happened. Bukowski really slaps you a good one on this poem, there are many different emotions to it. There are lots of great pieces of literature out there and this one really hits the spot. This poem is an effective piece of literature because it makes you use your brain, it is terrifying and beautiful at the same time, it brings something out of the ordinary to life, and it is a straight forward. First off, this poem is an effective piece of literature because it makes you use your brain. This poem makes you want to ask questions like: Why did Robert fall in love with a mannequin? He has a girlfriend, isn’t she enough? Does he slap the mannequin because Laura cheated on him? Does the love for the mannequin relate to the death of his parents? What is his mentality on what love is? All these questions arise and put you in a quandary. There is just so much to consider and reason with. It is powerful and very meaningful. Books and other writings that make you really think on the story behind it shows how well of an author they are. It gets you hooked into the story and makes want to keep on reading and reading. In the case of Robert, the way he brings up his parents at the end gives me the idea that it could be a psychological thing where the image of his parents’ death came back to him when he saw Stella dead on the floor. Next off, this poem is an effective piece of literature because it is terrifying and beautiful at the same time. Bukowski gives the reader this character that has a sex fantasy with making love to statues and mannequins. He madly falls in love with a mannequin and has sex with it, argues with it and hides it when company is over. At times it can be funny that a