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Sex and Death in Literature
Woody Allen once said ‘all great literature is about sex and death’, and although that my not be true for all it is definitely true for most. While some may like to believe that those two subjects should be dealt with cautiously, they are the two things people love and fear most. People love the ide ....
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.... on a Hot Tin Roof centers on Maggie's desired intimacy with her husband and her continuing struggle to understand his pain and lack of desire, which is something he cannot understand himself. Brick does not even know what desire, if any, he has himself. Finally, the entire family centers on Big Daddy’s death. Each play fulfills sex and death in one form or another, therefore, each deserves it’s own consideration.
Nora and Torvald, in A Doll’s House, married for selfish reasons. Torvald, a typical sexually-enticed male marries Nora for her beauty and playfulness. She is his trophy an ....
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