living in sin
...going to contain. It is later found that it could be taken literally as in the house she is living in represent her sin, or figuratively as in her life is consumed with sin because of this event. The first line describes how the woman first believed that her marriage would last inevitably and how her "studio would keep itself." This shows that this woman came into the marriage under the impression that the marriage would not require much work and that it would be self-maintaining. Rich uses the word studio to describe the marriage in the context "Living in Sin" The poem "Living in Sin" by Adrienne Rich is a woman's account of the brief yet emotionally draining affair she had with the milkman in the morning apparently after her husband left for work. Through Richs careful working of the events in the poem you begin to understand the kind of heartache and confusion that comes along with cheating on your spouse. Rich uses many different figurative and symbolic means to underline how the woman is living with the sin that she has committed, and briefly how the milkman views the affair. The title "Living in Sin" gives us our first glimpse as what the poem is going to contain. It is later found that it could be taken literally ...