In About Love, author Robert Solomon argues that romantic love is about the creation of a shared self. In this brief essay, you will do two things.
Your first task is to recount Solomon’s argument that romantic love is about creating a shared self. You should attend to his introductory remarks, as well recount his argument that love is an emotion, not a feeling.
In “La La Land,” we encounter a couple struggling together to live their dreams. Your task in this final third of your paper is to take a position on what happens to them. Does the couple struggle with their ‘love’ or their ‘relationship’? Notice, you will have to articulate the difference between love and relationships in order make your argument.
