Finding all 50 shades (based on 50 shades of grey)
Finding All Fifty Shades
Talita – Eugenia Sigillo
Hellenic American University
Abstract
Fifty shades of Gray is no literary masterpiece, nor does it hide some life changing meaning between its pages, although this could be debatable. My interest was aroused when I started reading various comments on the book and how “hideous” it is. I am a person who usually enjoys literature and art, that is trashed by others, who tries to find a meaning behind a simple dot on a painting, subsequently when all this uproar was caused I just had to read the book. When I realized it was a British novel, I decided to use it for my WID. Of course this was even more challenging since this book has not been previously analyzed and also is far from anything introduced in an academic environment. I have been accused of overanalysing and attributing meaning behind un-meaningful material. I object to this, since I believe that just because the writer did not mean to deliberately say certain things, it does not mean that his subconscious does not actually write them for him. I must agree with the critics on one thing though, that the writing is poor with a lot of useless repetition and very elementary use of the language. Nevertheless it touches upon some of my favourite themes, which are female sexuality, power, and politics.
Finding All Fifty Shades
50 Shades of Gray is the first amongst the trilogy of novels written by British writer, E. L. James. It is a story about a young literature student, Anastasia Steele, and her encounter with one of the richest bachelors, Christian Gray. Their encounter turns into a passionate love affair, which finds inexperienced Anastasia becoming a submissive in Greys dominant masochism. The trilogy has brought a lot of controversy around the matters of female sexuality. It has created heated discussions whilst being accused of promoting sexual violence and harsh treatment to women like being stalked,
Talita – Eugenia Sigillo
Hellenic American University
Abstract
Fifty shades of Gray is no literary masterpiece, nor does it hide some life changing meaning between its pages, although this could be debatable. My interest was aroused when I started reading various comments on the book and how “hideous” it is. I am a person who usually enjoys literature and art, that is trashed by others, who tries to find a meaning behind a simple dot on a painting, subsequently when all this uproar was caused I just had to read the book. When I realized it was a British novel, I decided to use it for my WID. Of course this was even more challenging since this book has not been previously analyzed and also is far from anything introduced in an academic environment. I have been accused of overanalysing and attributing meaning behind un-meaningful material. I object to this, since I believe that just because the writer did not mean to deliberately say certain things, it does not mean that his subconscious does not actually write them for him. I must agree with the critics on one thing though, that the writing is poor with a lot of useless repetition and very elementary use of the language. Nevertheless it touches upon some of my favourite themes, which are female sexuality, power, and politics.
Finding All Fifty Shades
50 Shades of Gray is the first amongst the trilogy of novels written by British writer, E. L. James. It is a story about a young literature student, Anastasia Steele, and her encounter with one of the richest bachelors, Christian Gray. Their encounter turns into a passionate love affair, which finds inexperienced Anastasia becoming a submissive in Greys dominant masochism. The trilogy has brought a lot of controversy around the matters of female sexuality. It has created heated discussions whilst being accused of promoting sexual violence and harsh treatment to women like being stalked,