The article discusses the portrayal of female desire in literature, focusing on Molly Bloom from James Joyce's Ulysses. Molly’s candid reflections on her sexual fantasies challenge societal views on women’s sexuality. It suggests that Joyce's representation of Molly may echo the desires of his wife, Nora Barnacle, as seen in their correspondences. The passionate, uninhibited nature of Molly's thoughts spurred controversy, highlighted by DH Lawrence's remarks, indicating the cultural impact of such frank depictions of women's eroticism in early 20th-century literature, elevating the discussion on female pleasure in contemporary contexts.
In the final episode of James Joyce's Ulysses, readers finally meet Molly Bloom... She wishes that her husband... would 'drag open my drawers and... stick his tongue 7 miles up my hole'.
While written by Joyce, the episode is thought to reveal his wife Nora Barnacle's own desires. It is evident from their letters that they both expressed their deepest erotic imaginings.
This section of the famous Irish novel caused consternation and was described by DH Lawrence as 'the dirtiest, most indecent, obscene thing ever written'.
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