Understanding ideas of love and obsession in Kay's 'Dusting the Phone'
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I can explain how Kay presents ideas of love and obsession in 'Dusting the Phone'.
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Kay’s poem traces the thoughts and feelings of someone waiting for a call from a lover.
We might suggest that the poem captures the uncertainty and obsessive nature of love.
Arguably, it is this uncertainty of love that makes the speaker feel trapped and frightened rather than happy.
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