One оf оur reаdings cоntаins these lines: “Nаrrator: He twists the blade deeper and deeper, but the strength has left his arm. When he sees her weaken, he stretches forth his hands. The last agonies of death are indescribable. Man: Must I lag behind you? Let’s draw our last breaths together. Narrator: He thrusts and twists the razor in his throat, until it seems the handle or the blade must snap. His eyes grow dim, and his last painful breath is drawn away at its appointed hour. No one is there to tell the tale, but the wind that blows through [the woods] transmits it, and high and low alike gather to pray for these lovers who beyond a doubt will in the future attain Buddhahood. They have become models of true love.” Question: From the perspective of their time, what makes the couple described in the excerpt above “models of true love”? Write an essay in which you explain. Be sure to state the title and author of this work in the first sentence of your essay.