![]() ![]() In Oranges and Goblin Market, it is clear that the overriding consideration for Winterson and Rossetti is religion – whereas, despite Churchill’s Top Girls including some elements of religion in Act I, it can be considered much more a commentary on socio-political situations that affect a woman’s sexuality. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, despite this conflict in context, the aspects of religion, class and gender effecting the exploration of sexuality are ingrained throughout. However, the effects of this fundamental and socialised subjugation is varied throughout each text, due to the discrepancy of socio-political and historical contexts. Winterson’s Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, Churchill’s Top Girls and some of Rossetti’s poetry such as Goblin Market, make reference to how considerations of patriarchal conformation has allowed or forced the repression and denial of sexuality. The act of repressing sexuality is inherently due to patriarchal discrimination, which is frequently depicted in all manner of literature. ‘Our literature is full, as are our lives, of men and women, but especially women, who deny the reality of sexual attraction because of considerations of class, religion, race and gender itself.’ (Angela Carter, The Sadeian Woman) Compare the ways in which sexual relationships are represented in your chosen texts with this view in mind. ![]()
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