Rated R For Sexual Content Essays - Interpersonal Relationships

Rated R for Sexual Content In today's society, no matter what age a person is, there is a common bond that links all generations together, which is sex. Whether it be the sex gender definition we think about or the private and intimate sexual union of two individuals that consists of a male and female. Sex truly has a great impact on our society because it advertises through television commercials of certain products, such as alcoholic beverages, radio commercials, magazine advertisements, phone sex, and even accessible on the internet. No matter how much we try to avoid this topic, it will be virtually everywhere in our daily lives. Emily Dickinson portrays the sexual orientation between a male and female metaphorically in her poem, "I Started Early ? I Took my Dog." Dickinson uses imagery to incorporate parts of religion in her sexual fantasy. The creative imagery in her writing makes us rethink if religion and sex has anything to do with the poem's content. Presumably, this sexual intimacy has made Dickinso n think about her own religious morals and values as a person, and if she can withstand the temptations of sex. As the poem opens up, the speaker seems confident and assured as we could see in the first line: "I started Early ? Took my Dog." This however is not apparent in the rest of her poem because the word "mouse" is later on used to describe the speaker. Comparing a mouse to a larger mammal, it is a small rodent that is incompetent and lower in status compared to others. Presumably, if we were to compare it to the speaker, we can only imagine how she feels in a male dominated society. To make the mouse appear minute in her poem, Dickinson uses significantly large and spacious words such as "Basement," "Frigates," and "the Upper Level" to display this imagery. While she incorporates the setting to be located at the sea; thus making the sea signify the large open, never ending body of water. Water is thought of as clear and refreshing form of purified liquid. The word "Mermaids" is defined as a legendary creature appearing to be part woman and part fish. Mermaids come from the "Basement", the lowest fundamental part of the sea, to lure the sailors in from the "Frigates." Frigates, which are warships could represent the continuous battle with the mermaids of whether the speaker wants to initiate in this sin. This can exemplify deception, which lies within the mermaids and the basement that represents sin. The "Upper Floor" is important because it is where her conscious and morals relate on a more mental state, which makes her contemplate what she wants to do. This is where her faith is tested and her actions are decided upon whether she chooses her religion or sex before marriage. According to Dickinson's history, we know that her life at one point involved going to church and believing in a God because she attended church; however, she discontinued going to church since she began to doubt her faith. The doubting of her faith may never be explained because her faith is confidential and personal. She was raised within a strict religious culture, which prohibited any sexual relationships to occur outside of marriage. If this ever occurred between two individuals it would be considered a sin, and the violators would be condemned with the proper punishment for their crime. The tide represents the sexual and physical flow leading into their sexual orientation. It can also be known that the man is in control of the situation. I say this because the tide refers to the fluctuations of the movement of the salty waters. In essence, it could mean the sexual flow of the two during sex. This must be the introduction of what Dickinson wants to portray before she goes into detail about the undressing of the speaker. "Apron" and "Bodice" which are types of clothing typically that a woman wears is described. It is now apparent that the speaker indeed is a female because of her attire. The word "simple" used to depict the speaker's shoe then leads us to the fact that she either lives a simple life or is a simple person. "And