Who Is Baudelaire's Attitudes Toward Love?

The protagonist’s hatred towards his love is expressed at the beginning of the poem even though she has not revealed her insensitivity comments about the family until the end. The man has no idea of the girl's mind at this point – he is describing his own feelings when seeing the ragged poor people “not only was I touched…but I was even a little ashamed…” (Baudelaire 53). Then, it is only right after this when his lover emitted his words full of hate towards the vagrant family. This contrast makes Baudelaire realize the absolute impossibility of any true and real connection between them “how difficult it is to understand on another…how incommunicable thought is…” (Baudelaire 53). Plus, Baudelaire believes that his lover is the ideal example
of feminine impermeability as it is stated in the first few lines of the poem. In addition, the woman reveals her hatred towards the impoverished family and she is bothered by their presence “those people are insufferable with their great saucer eyes. Can’t you tell the proprietor to send them away?” (Baudelaire 53). The poor family was not wanted. Furthermore, still referring to the comment she said, the woman made prejudices just by looking at the family, hence the term appearances. It is natural for humans to refuse what is true but not pleasant or in Baudelaire’s point of view the pity he felt. If only people could stop making prejudices. There is more that separates the two worlds, there was limitations and challenges the poor family met in the city of Paris.