Sexual Repression In The Victorian Era

Human sexuality and sexual orientation is the most natural phenomenon that can occur, in our modern times it is natural for young adults to explore and experiment with their own sexual curiosities. Today literary works of the sexual genre can be sold in any public facility and no one would think twice about it. But during the days of their publication novels like, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “Dracula” were not precisely considered to be moral readings. Nonetheless, these publications represent the awakened desire of human sexuality and the consequences that follow after one has surrendered.
Sexual repression during the Victorian era has lead to some of the best narratives in history among the horror genre. The very idea of a dark, mysterious …show more content…
The true horror of the Victorian era was the constant judgment lurking behind the eyes of society. Beloved authors who had no care for social opinion that crippled society, created wonderful outlets to ward off the constant discomfort of suppression in the form of poetry and a wide array of novel genres. The horror genre, as fate would have it, is still by far the most popular among a vast majority of the world and the most worthwhile. Each story projects the reader into a world of shock, mayhem and terror, but above all, these tales describe a world of hidden secrets and desires. Of wants and needs buried so deep within the human soul, begging to be explored. Thus being said, the novel that is the epitome of expressing desire is in fact Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Not only is it masterfully written but its content holds the sins that those in the Victorian era were too afraid to commit themselves. Through the pages of Wildes’ masterpiece reader can witness the shocking consequences without having dirtying their