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Summary Of Ann Petry: Sexual Content In Literature

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With all the good examples Petry has provided throughout the Street to show that sexual content does have a negative factor within working class. Literary books are not only examples that show sexual content having a negative aspect on the working class, the bible also does show a sign of representation as well. 2nd Samuel chapter 11 is an example of the representation that I am showing Ann Petry makes as well when they discuss david and uriah. So in this chapter we see that David whom is a king notices Uriah who is a solider, david notices his wife Bathsheba bathing and grew instant sexual attraction to her. According to CBS Detroit a crime that happened back in May 2012 where two man got together to help kill one of the men’s baby mother’s
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