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Life, Consciousness, and Existence
The speaker of "Central Heating" has a lot of doubts about just what he's doing in this world, and just what the heck this whole life thing is, anyway. He explores his doubts through imagery and metaphors, but (spoiler alert) never really resolves them. He seems to have serious questions about the reality of the world: What is artificial? What is genuine? What is the correct way to use a semicolon? Okay, okay—he's not so interested in that last question. Instead, he's into big picture issues. He doubts what makes him tick, and whether or not his heart is leading him in the right direction.
The speaker's love is so passionate that it ultimately restores his belief in the reality of the world. Aww.
Irony alert, gang. The intensity of the speaker's love is the reason why he is doubting his life, consciousness, and existence.
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