ESSAY II In his 1905 Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, Freud challenged traditional views of one's sexuality to be an inherent and predetermined fate in relation to one's gender. Karl Ulrich's and earlier thinkers, thought homosexuality to be an inborn condition within a minority of men. ...
As an audience, one is not sure whether to be disgusted with him because of his bad judgment calls or to feel sorry for him because circumstances have led him into an unbearable situation that he doesn't have the bravery to escape since he longs to spare the feelings of both women he loves. ... It can be argued that Florence's ultimate decision is not so much adhering to patriarchy as it is following what she believes will make her happier and she knows that she will not be happy with lots of money and a lack of love in her life. ... Although she shows relief knowing that he will s...
