Mikaella Dutra
4/30
Loud
Sex Yourself
American society has thrived upon the fluid social structure and group ideals that have persisted throughout the ages, but through each generation emerges dissatisfied idealists who desire to see a change to the norm. The 1950’s had a plethora of such idealists who strived to perturb those around them to get their point across, either through art or protest, often referred to as the Beatnik generation. From this generation emerged people “in opposition not only to literary tradition but also to social structures…” (Diggory 104) such as Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg’s lifestyle follows the typical theme of Beatniks, saturated with sex, drugs, and leaving America to find yourself, which he readily …show more content…
He showcases that one should not fear the dark sexual desires one craves, but instead should accept and thrive upon them, ignoring any of the social stigma it might have. Differing from typical poem format, “Please Master” is written as a list detailing a sexual encounter between Ginsberg and an unnamed male. The poem begins with the tame foreplay of “touch[ing] your cheek” (Ginsberg 1) that is offset by the pleading repetition of “Please master can I” (Ginsberg 1) which, transforms the sweet sexual experience into a more desperate and submissive one. From there the poem quickly evolves into a vivid demonstration and description of BDSM sex with increasing vulgarity as the poem …show more content…
Unlike the aforementioned poems, he takes a step back from his typical explicit sexual content to and instead uses “the sheer aggressiveness of its language, the exotic and esoteric diction” (Moramarco 11), as mentioned before, to get his point across. Using the language as a violent sexual symbol to abolish the standards society places upon people to voice his own thoughts on rigid structure of societal expectations. Believing that the “ world had been structured in too rigid and juvenile a manner, and that this world had to die for him to lead a more fulfilled” (Wasserman 150) life, stating to truly be fulfilled in life and yourself you must destroy these social structures and be who you
4/30
Loud
Sex Yourself
American society has thrived upon the fluid social structure and group ideals that have persisted throughout the ages, but through each generation emerges dissatisfied idealists who desire to see a change to the norm. The 1950’s had a plethora of such idealists who strived to perturb those around them to get their point across, either through art or protest, often referred to as the Beatnik generation. From this generation emerged people “in opposition not only to literary tradition but also to social structures…” (Diggory 104) such as Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg’s lifestyle follows the typical theme of Beatniks, saturated with sex, drugs, and leaving America to find yourself, which he readily …show more content…
He showcases that one should not fear the dark sexual desires one craves, but instead should accept and thrive upon them, ignoring any of the social stigma it might have. Differing from typical poem format, “Please Master” is written as a list detailing a sexual encounter between Ginsberg and an unnamed male. The poem begins with the tame foreplay of “touch[ing] your cheek” (Ginsberg 1) that is offset by the pleading repetition of “Please master can I” (Ginsberg 1) which, transforms the sweet sexual experience into a more desperate and submissive one. From there the poem quickly evolves into a vivid demonstration and description of BDSM sex with increasing vulgarity as the poem …show more content…
Unlike the aforementioned poems, he takes a step back from his typical explicit sexual content to and instead uses “the sheer aggressiveness of its language, the exotic and esoteric diction” (Moramarco 11), as mentioned before, to get his point across. Using the language as a violent sexual symbol to abolish the standards society places upon people to voice his own thoughts on rigid structure of societal expectations. Believing that the “ world had been structured in too rigid and juvenile a manner, and that this world had to die for him to lead a more fulfilled” (Wasserman 150) life, stating to truly be fulfilled in life and yourself you must destroy these social structures and be who you