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Analysis and comments on Coda by Dorothy Parker

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Comment 9 of 19, added on March 20th, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
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Muchos Gracias for your article.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.

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Comment 7 of 19, added on March 14th, 2012 at 9:46 PM.
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M.Ali says: March 1, 2011 at 12:10 pmThe Hejab Law is un-necessary for
prior to the Islamic Revolution there was no such law and Iranian women
were not going around naked.Your anmugert is spurious.There is such a thing
called Custome Orf .In many cases, such as this, voluntary conformance
to Custom is sufficient.The majority, has no right inhereing in itself
to abrogate Custom / Orf .It has no mandate, neither from God nor from
the Iranian Constituition, to use violence sanctioned by state to impose on
others what it thinks to be correct behavior.This is a form of social
engineering as practiced by Peter the Great, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot.It
causes problems were none exists.In case of hejab laws, all it has
accomplished is that 7 million or so souls in Iran consider that law
illegitimate and its enforcement a violent attack on their persons and the
persons of their women folks. As a consequence, they have come to have
absolute and irrational revulsion and contempt towards much of Islamic
Tradition and the Doctors of Religion.Once again: What price Phrisee
Islam?

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Comment 6 of 19, added on March 8th, 2012 at 3:00 PM.
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JG7z3I Really enjoyed this post.Much thanks again. Keep writing.

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Comment 5 of 19, added on June 12th, 2005 at 12:15 PM.

Amazing stuff! This seems to sum up life as we know it! Mundane and vapid
for the most part - but is it really that difficult to make choices more
interesting? Definite food for thought...

Divya from India
Comment 4 of 19, added on April 14th, 2005 at 12:45 PM.

I'm fascinated by this poem, even though English isn't even my
mothertongue. I love it.

Lena
Comment 3 of 19, added on February 4th, 2005 at 3:51 PM.

I really enjoyed this poem. I first heard of it on the American popular
television show "Gilmore Girls" when Rory went to a dance with her
boyfriend Dean and he found the book in her purse. I think Dorothy must
have had a bad life and wanted to end it badly. I have seen this reaction
in many of her poems. She has one entitled Epitaph that might be of
interest to anyone that read this poem.

Kim from United States
Comment 2 of 19, added on November 20th, 2004 at 1:46 AM.

This poem i find beautifully nostalgic, despite it's depressing outlook on
life. Dorothy is saying theres not much substance in giving,taking, water
and wine and that life, or her life, she never chose. She speaks of the
struggle to make it to the top, which gives little reward in itself, and
perhaps referrs to the trials life poses. She speaks of love being a
constant dissapointment and work something for animals - monotonous. That
no respite is given and she is thinking of giving up the challenge of
living her life. The last line may be sarcasm; 'this life is so
hard/tedious/unrewarding that if it's not hell, id like to see anything
worse.'

jacinta from Australia
Comment 1 of 19, added on October 20th, 2004 at 9:59 AM.

This poem is interesting. I think ilike dorothy parker. I am in the 11th
grade and i am doing my Junior research project on Dorothy Parker because
she is just like me: Sarcastic, Bitchy, and has had her heart broken one
too many times.

Michelle from United States

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Poet: Dorothy Parker
Poem: 62. Coda
Volume: Sunset Gun
Year: 1928
Added: Feb 3 2004
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