On The Concept Of Homosexuality In Susan Sontag’s Literary Texts

With the development of sociology,information technology era,people’s ideas are becoming more and more open and pluralistic.Homosexuality began to enter the people’s visual field,subsequently,there is a growing controversy over homosexuality,the theoretical research on this is emerging in an endless stream.Susan Sontag,the famous American intellectual,also puts forward her views on the phenomenon of homosexuality,Sontag support the pursuit of sensual desire and sexual pleasure,in particular,sexual pleasure between the same sex should not be suppressed;Sontag put forward the importance of sexual and physical passion,sought the pleasure of the senses,emphasized the necessity of emancipation of the same sex;Sontag put forward the idea of "sexing" and "hermaphrodite",deliberately blurred the obvious boundaries between the two sexes,and advocated that homosexuality should be equal and respected by heterosexuals.The origin of homosexuality in Sontag’s literary works is complicated,Firstly,she had homosexual tendencies in itself;secondly,she grew up in the left wing movement and the 60s sexual liberation movement,making her particularly interested in disadvantaged groups and homosexuals,longing for them to voice them and expecting them to be treated equally;finally,the former homosexual theory also had an impact on Sontag,while studying in France,it was also influenced by avant garde art,advocating respect and maintenance of human equal rights and freedom of personal choice.Sontag’s homosexual view in literary texts has the following meanings:that homosexuality raised the possibility of a new love pattern and the way of life for the development of human society;that love has the possibility to go beyond gender boundaries;reflects the challenges of the mainstream ideology and discourse power of marginalized groups;contradict the conventional that is to reproduce and reproduce that sex is the traditional view of reproduction.Of course,Sontag’s view of homosexuality also has some limitations,for example,if homosexuality is not suppressed or discriminated against,it can develop as normal as heterosexuality,eventually developed into two sexual love,reaching the hermaphroditic state,obviously,it is very idealism;More attention is paid to sex than love,there is not reach the sex and love mix together.