Nancy Friday Beyond My Control Analysis

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As I begin looking into this groundbreaking novel; I notice that many writers don’t usually talk about their past as to how it can relate to their forbidden fantasies. An example I’ve seen is not having a father figure at a young age for most females. Most of the time, it isn’t a feeling of abandonment, more like a desire to feel pain or control over the other sex. Other times is where the female chooses the wrong path, and ends up suffering the choice of rape for money or drugs. Many fascinating tales, all which I’ve read in many uncensored books including “Beyond My Control.” As I continued to read through the pages, many short stories were quite familiar, one thing was similar, and that was control over one another. It's like telling your best friend, "Hey I just got another female to hand over her body to me." Both laughing hysterically. If you and a female are in a relationship, then no one has to know what you've done or wanted to do. Bring into effect my other valid point of control. I believe having power in a relationship or …show more content…

The purpose of psychology is to describe the human behavior and humans mental processes accurately. Nancy Friday, the author of many fascinating tails such as, “Beyond My Control,” tells readers about her past experiences dealing with the sexual revolution. Many might believe psychology has to do with the state of mind, and they’re right, but it’s much more than that. It’s a study of discipline and academic thought something that many contributing writers to Mrs. Friday’s books did not have. As we continue to look into Beyond My Control, we will notice many drastic changes within the pages, and we wonder where it all went wrong. What occurred in those people’s lives, that made them all act in that specific way? The answers will always be unknown to the readers, but to the writers, it’s a chapter which they prefer to close by transferring those thoughts into

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