Sexual Deviance: The Blurred Line Between Literature and Real Life
Imagine a time not too long ago, when life was simple. People worked hard, focused on their families, and kept private things like sex behind closed doors. Now let us fast forward, some forty to fifty years to 2017. Where sex in all forms is everywhere. No matter where we turn, we cannot escape it. Sex is sensationalized on television and in movies. It has taken on a life of its own, and in recent weeks is even getting a multitude of public figures into hot water. Before the days of the main stream and social media there were books. Not surprisingly, sexual content of all types has been a major component of literature for thousands of years in its many forms. Think …show more content…
Unable to control his lust, he does the unthinkable and forces himself on the young girl. Forever ruining her all for his own pleasure and gain. While the knight and young maiden in the tale are not genetically related, the physical and emotional damage done was no less significant. This is something that is easily translated to real life data. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), some 33% of girls and women who are sexually assaulted have suicidal thoughts and of that number some 13% have attempted to take their own lives just like Jocasta did (Cite here). It is common knowledge that those who have been victimized are two times more likely to abuse drugs and or alcohol as a way of escaping their trauma. In addition, all victims struggle to maintain close relationships following the …show more content…
It is even more unfortunate that the statistics can easily put a face to the characters in these books that live with the consequences of these depraved, vile and or even unintentional acts. We must remember the people affected are not just names on a page, or actors on the screen, but do translate to real people. With the ever-changing face of the traditional family model; the likelihood of accidental incest will continue to rise. Things once considered wicked, has now been normalized in all aspects of our lives from entertainment, to celebrities to and political figures at the highest level. It is truly unfortunate that sexual assault, violence and even incest has been able to permeate the very fabric of our society and is now look at as the new norm. I cannot imagine how we have come so far only to realize we were here all
Imagine a time not too long ago, when life was simple. People worked hard, focused on their families, and kept private things like sex behind closed doors. Now let us fast forward, some forty to fifty years to 2017. Where sex in all forms is everywhere. No matter where we turn, we cannot escape it. Sex is sensationalized on television and in movies. It has taken on a life of its own, and in recent weeks is even getting a multitude of public figures into hot water. Before the days of the main stream and social media there were books. Not surprisingly, sexual content of all types has been a major component of literature for thousands of years in its many forms. Think …show more content…
Unable to control his lust, he does the unthinkable and forces himself on the young girl. Forever ruining her all for his own pleasure and gain. While the knight and young maiden in the tale are not genetically related, the physical and emotional damage done was no less significant. This is something that is easily translated to real life data. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), some 33% of girls and women who are sexually assaulted have suicidal thoughts and of that number some 13% have attempted to take their own lives just like Jocasta did (Cite here). It is common knowledge that those who have been victimized are two times more likely to abuse drugs and or alcohol as a way of escaping their trauma. In addition, all victims struggle to maintain close relationships following the …show more content…
It is even more unfortunate that the statistics can easily put a face to the characters in these books that live with the consequences of these depraved, vile and or even unintentional acts. We must remember the people affected are not just names on a page, or actors on the screen, but do translate to real people. With the ever-changing face of the traditional family model; the likelihood of accidental incest will continue to rise. Things once considered wicked, has now been normalized in all aspects of our lives from entertainment, to celebrities to and political figures at the highest level. It is truly unfortunate that sexual assault, violence and even incest has been able to permeate the very fabric of our society and is now look at as the new norm. I cannot imagine how we have come so far only to realize we were here all