His enslavement: All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose; like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. The similes are vivid: like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose, like a bird darting into a snare. These images of animals marching unknowingly to death indicate that the young man is oblivious to the consequences. He is following desire without understanding where it leads. The tragic final phrase little knowing it will cost him his life emphasizes the blindness: he does not recognize that he is moving toward death.

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