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What is the theme of the story “pomegranate seeds”?

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Striking in its mythological resonances, “Pomegranate Seed” is also a powerful meditation on the supernatural, on the conflict between flesh and spirit, and on the constant risk of alienation in human life.
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Within 'The Pomegranate' Boland uses the Greek myth of Persephone, Ceres, also known as Demeter, and Hades to speak on themes of youth, coming of age, and the passage of time. The mood is at times wistful, but more often than not it is serious and contemplative as the speaker analyzes her own life and her daughter's

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