Analysis Of Max Shulman s Love Is A Fallacy - 964 Words

Anti-man Max Shulman’s â€Å"Love is a Fallacy† is an essay about a young man who gets more than he bargained for after trying to teach a gorgeous woman about logic. The narrator is portrayed as a law school freshman who is looking for a possible wife, suitable for a lawyer’s career. Polly Espy is the desired woman. Polly also happens to be the narrator’s roommate, Petey Bellows’ â€Å"girl†. So that the narrator can make his move on Polly, he barters an agreement that he will give Petey the raccoon coat he has been wanting in exchange for his girl. According to the narrator, Polly was a very beautiful woman, but she was also uneducated. Throughout the essay, he made many attempts to change Polly. Their dates consisted of learning about logical fallacies, which Polly used to her benefit in the end. This caused his plan to make her his possible wife, backfire. The narrator’s constant need to change Polly Espy because she did not meet hi s expectations made me believe this essay, â€Å"Love is a Fallacy†, is very much anti-man. Many people may argue that this essay is specifically anti-woman. I understand where these people may be coming from, but I cannot agree with their belief. The way the narrator spoke of Polly as so inconsequential, â€Å"This girl’s lack of information was terrifying. Nor would it be enough merely to supply her with information. First she had to be taught to think. This loomed as a project of no small dimensions, and at first I was tempted to give her back