This is a story of love between a student and his young English teacher.Years after the tragic end of this relationship, the protagonist journeys through his memories to find the answer to his one unanswered question. Will he succeed in finding the answer? Are those troubling silences of their meetings forever indecipherable? The story has an in-depth analysis of John Keats’ La Belle Dame Sans Merci. The protagonist’s understanding of the poem keeps changing as the story progresses. It explores the ideas of forbidden love, despair, betrayal and societal expectations.

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