When reading the both of these poems, I noticed a similarity in tone that Catullus uses. In poem 43, he mocks the girl who is supposedly more beautiful than Lesbia and mocks society for viewing her as someone elegant and perfect. In Poem 22, Catullus' victim is a clean cut, well-bred man by the name of Suffenus. His flaw, however, is his poor writing skills. His poems are just the opposite of what society view him as: clumsy, awkward, and poor quality.
The connection drawn here is that Catullus finds society's views and opinions to be worthless, in a way, and flawed. What they see as perfect examples of grace and beauty may actually be bland and pathetic in others' views. He seems to mock those he doesn't find worthy and points out their flaws quite bluntly. His opinions in both of these poems are easy to find.
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