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PreposterousPornography:

GenderInstabilityin Memoirs('fα17VomαnofPleαsure

NaokiYOSHIDA

JohnCleland'sMemoirsofaVVomanOfPleasurehasbeencommon‑

1yregardedasthefirstpornographicnovelwritteninEnglish.Itcon‑

tainsanumberofdescriptionsofsexualorgansandofintercourseto incitethereader'seroticdesires.Ifwedefinepornographyonlyfromthe viewpointofsexuallyexplicitcontents,thisworkisirrefutablyqualified tobecalledassuch.Suchapornographicdimensionofthisworkhas attractedmuchattentionfromthegovernmentaswellasordinarypeople.

SincethefirstapPearanceofthebook,ノ 匠6〃zoirshasbeencensoredfor overtwohundredyears,andthebowdlerizedversioncirculatedwidely

unti11985.1Fromthenon,gay/1esbianstudieshavebecomemoreinfluen‑

tialintheinterpretationsofthenove1.Then,almostintandem,the definitionof"pornography"becamecontroversial.Asrecentstudiesof obscenewritingsshow,itisquitedifficulttogiveacategoricaldefinition topornography.Sexualexcitementisnottheonlycriteriafordefining itsmeaning.Forexample,inTheInventionofp∂rnograp勿,LynnHunt arguesthatpornographywasalwaysattachedtothingsotherthansexin theeighteenthcentury.2Themodernusageoftheword,primarilyunder一

1Sabor'seditionofMemoirsisbasedonthefirst‑editiontext ,whichincludes thehomosexualpassages.Since1985,muchcriticalinteresthasbeengiven

tothisexpurgatedepisode.ForthehistoryofcriticismaboutMemoirs,see Savor.

2Wagner

,whopreferstouse"erotica"asacomprehensivetermforlewd,

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liningthesexualaspectsoftheterm,becamepopularinthemiddleofthe nineteenthcentury.Infact,thewordpornographyappearedforthefirst timeinthe()xfordEnglishDictiona7s7in1857.Therefore,eighteenth‑

centuryreaderscouldnotrecognizethisnovelaswhatisnowcalled,a workofpornography.Theymighthavebecomeexcitedatthesceneof

Fannylosinghervirginityandfindthemselvesarousedinreadingofher sexualindecency。Theyalsomighthavebeenastonishedatseeing sodomyinthefinalpartofthenovel.Yetthereismorethansexual excitementaboutMemoirsifitisamodernpornography.IndeedHunt writesasfollows:

Pornographydidnotconstituteawhollyseparateanddistinctcategoryof writtenorvisualrepresentationbeforetheearlynineteenthcentury.If wetakepornographytobetheexplicitdepictionofsexualorgansand sexualpracticeswiththeaimofarousingsexualfeelings,thenpornogra‑

phywasalmostalwaysanadjuncttosomethingelseuntilthemiddleor endoftheeighteenthcentury.(9‑10)

Thissuggeststhat,byfocusingonthenon‑sexualpartsofMemoirs,we canbringouttheuniquenessofthenovelaspornography.Inwhat follows,IwouldIiketoaddanewelementtothecurrentdefinitionof pornographywhosemeaningismostlylimitedtosexualexcitement.Of course,thisadditionisneitherexactlyoriginalnoruniqueatallfromthe

bawdy,andobscenefictions,writes,"Pornographyisdifficulttodefine

becausebothitsfunctionandreceptionarevariableschangingfromone

historicalperiodtoanother.Significantly,pornographyhasbeendefinedin

thepastonthebasisofitsfunction,withtheimplicationthattheprincipaI

aimofpornographycanonlybesexualstimulation.Thisisdefinitelynot

so"(5‑6).

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eighteenth‑centurystandpoint.Rather,ithasbeentoocommonto mention.Nevertheless,sinceweareinterestedinconnectingdissimilar networksofgender,class,race,andsexuality,Memoirsisbroughtonce againtothefore.PeterSabor,drawingattentiontoJudithButler's gendercriticism,arguesthatthisnovelhas̀̀nostablesexualidentity"

anda"polymorphousnatureofsexuality"(569).Myaimistoanalyze thismultiplicityofsexualidentityfortheunderstandingofeighteenth‑

centurypornography.

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MemoirsdescribesthesexualactivitiesofFannyandotherprosti‑

tutesagreatnumberoftimes.Thefrequentrepresentationsofinter‑

coursesuggestbothheropennesstousreadersandthetotallossofher chastity.Fanny,orphanedatfourteen,comesuptoLondonandexperi‑

enceslesbianismwithPhoebeatMrs。Brown'sbrothe1.3Atthistime,her mostprivatepartisdescribedas"theseatof・themostinsensibleirlno‑

cence"(11)ofmaidenhood.Fannywouldbesoldtoanoldrepellentman, butshefightsoffhisattemptatrape,andchoosesherownseducer, Charles,afuturehusband,withwhomsheescapesfromMrs.Brown's whorehouse.AfterasuddenseparationfromCharles,Fannyembarkson heradventureofsexualpleasureasaprostitute.Fromthatmoment,her virtuelosesitsunsulliedwhitenessasshegetsaffectionsfromhercus‑

tomersoneafteranother.Asanaturalconsequence,wemayregard

3Moore

,pointingout"Phoebeisheterosexual,1esbian,orbisexual;allthree

categoriesareinvoked"(61),assertstheimportanceofSapphicreadingofthe

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Fanny'sfrequencyofsexasanindexofcorruptionofvirtue.・Wesee varioussexualperformances:one・nightcasualsex,transvestiteone,sex withanidiotboy,promiscuousone,sexwithflagellations,sodomy,andso on.Fanny'smarriagetoCharlesattheendofthestory,therefore,can .bereadasacontritionorrebirthoutofallthesemoralcorruptions.

Thatistheoutlineofthestoryonthebasisoftheoppositionbetween piled‑upvicesandavirtuerecovered.

Yetwearegraduallydiscoveringthatherlifeofdebaucheryisnot merelyanaccumulationofvices.Shedoesnotgodownfrombadto worseastheplotdevelops,norlookwornoutintheend.Shecanoddly preservehernaturalfairnessandbealmostalwaysrepresentedasa virginfigureevenindissipation.InthelatterpartofMemoirs,when FannymovesintoMrs.Cole'sbrothe1,sheundergoesthesexualinitiation withfourmen.4Herbodyisexposedinthepresenceofthewholecom‑

panythereasfollows:

Butinthisgeneralsurvey,youmaybesure,themostmaterialspotofme wasnotexcus'dthestrictestvisitation:norwasitbutagreed,thatIhad nottheleastreasontobediffidentofpassingevenforamaid,onoccasion;

soinconsiderableaflawhadmyprecedingadventurescreatedthere,and sosoonhadtheblemishofanover‑stretchbeenrepair'dandwornout,at myage,andinmynaturallysmallmakeinthatpart.(122)

Theclaimofherownmaidenhoodmightbeexplainedasaprostitute's

4AccordingtoTrumbach

,Mrs.Cole's"1ittleSeraglio"(95)isrepresentedasa newtypeofbrothel"thatappearedinthesecondhalfofthecenturyinwhich

drunkennessanddiseaseweresupposed玉ybanishedandadomesticated fantasynourishedinstead"(271).Forasocialhistoryoftheeighteenth‑

centuryEnglishprostitution,seeHenderson.

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usualtrickforamusingcustomers.Yetweknowher"precedingadven‑

tures"indetails,andifshewereovertlyindisguise,shewouldputoffthe reader'scuriosity.Therefore,inordertocreateFanny'sincredible resilience,Clelandhereattachestoomuchimportanceonthesma11ness bothofher"part"andthepreviouslyinflicted"flaw".Herphysical

idiosyncrasyenableshertoescapefromtheprostitute'susualpredica‑

ments.Inthisway,duetohersingularbody,Fannycanalwaysbean evergreenwomanofpleasureinspiteofconsiderableexperience.

Suchavirginityis,ofcourse,afantasydeviceofmalesexual arousalinreadingpornographicwritings.Thereadersmayfindsome‑

thingmysteriousabouthereasily‑renewablevirginity/vagina.Whatis importanthereisthatClelandhasadheredacultofvirginityinasmuchas itdoesnoterodetheplausibilityofstory.Inordertokeepthebalance ofwhatischangeless,virginity,andwhatischangefulinsexualpleasures, Clelandhascovertlybroughtanewmeaningtothe"origina1".For

Cleland,Ithink,originalityisnolongerinitsinitialstateofbody.It doesnotmeantheoneandonlyvirginity.Ratheritsfirstmeaninglies intheforgetfulness:initializationofpastmemories.Takingthisreader's

amnesiaintoconsideration,itisnowonderthatFannyisstillanideal WomanforCharlesinthefinalreunion.Here,PatriciaMeyerSpacks,

stating"themoreshechanges,themoresheremainsthesame"(275), . readstheprojectionofmaledesiresforamythicwomarlwhoisvoidof

anycorruptions.

Obviouslythereader'sinitializationofmemoryiscausedbyher bodilyuniqueness.Howeverdesperatelyshetriestoeraseherown

memories,thereaderswouldnotoverlookthem.Cleland,then,puts stressonthefactthatFanny'sbodyisatlibertytobebacktothe

virginity:eachtimeshecanreceivefulIpleasure,whilesurrenderingher

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naiveselftothesexualattacksfromtheoutside.Hence,Fanny'sbody canbealwaysregardedasatabularasa,onwhichmale‑cultural(sexual) inscriptionSactincessantly.Howis,then,Fanny'smoralandemotional innerlife?Itisnormallyconceivablethathermindisbacktoablank pagewheneverherbodytakesaresetaction.Thisisnotthecasehere.

Whynot?Onereasonis,Ibelieve,thattherepetitiousinitializationof hermemorywouldforetellthediscrepancybetweenthepastFa皿yand thepresentauthorialone,whichpossiblydamagesthenarrativeplausibil‑

ity.IfFanny'scontinuityofconsciousnessaboutherpastexperienceis putbacktoablankpagebytheinitialization,Memoirs,herself‑reflection willlosethefoundationofitsidentificationofanarratorwithacharac‑

ter.Theclaimforthetruthfulnessofherconfessionrequiresthemental coherence;otherwise,disorderorconfusionaboutthedistinctionofother/

selfwoulddeveloptothepointwherethestorycannotengageourinter‑

est.ThatisexactlywhatClelandmanagestoerasefromthesurfaceof thetext.ThatiswhywecanseeFannyasapersonhavingremained unchangedmentality.Theconsistent,uniform,andreliablemindishere regardedasacharacteristicofhumanbeings.Andthatisnotall.This humannatureiswhatiscalledfemininityforitspassivity.InMemoirs, thefeminineisauniqueattributewhichobscurestheinconsistency betweeninside(mind)andoutside(body).

BeforeturningourattentiontoFanny'ssexualaberrations,Iwould liketopointoutonemoresignificantcharacteristicofMemoirs,that whichmakesClelandauniqueinventorofpornography:theauthorial concernwithfictionality.Arenewalofvirginity,whichisextraordinary initself,demonstrateshisinterestincreatingafictionalartifact.This pornographicdeviceisnotonlyincreasingreaders'fictionalexcitement butalsorefreshingtheirsentimentstowardreality.Thereadersmove

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frorntheunrealisticworldoffictiontothatofreality,andstopfora momenttodiscernthedifferencebetweenthetwo.Inthisway,Cleland makesushighlysensitivetothefictionalityofMemoirsanditsobsession withsex,genderandsexuality.Then,wewillexaminetheuniquesense ofrealismwithrespecttoCleland'ssexualmanagementoffiction.

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WehavealreadyseenthattherearetwocharacteristicsofFanny's body:hervagina'ssmallnessandtotalpassivityinintercourse.Howis, then,herfirstloveandfuturehusband,Charles?Charles'physicalsingu‑

1arityshouldbeclearnowbecausetheheterosexualrelationshipbetween FannyandCharlesisregardedasanunderlyingprincipletomanagethe variouscomponentsofthewholenarrative.Asisshowninthefollowing passage,hisbody'straitsaresymmetricaltothoseofFanny:

Icomplain'd,buttenderlycomplain'd;"Icouldnotbearit‑"Indeed!he hurtme‑stillhethoughtnomorethanthatbeingsoyoung,thelargeness

ofhismachine(forfewmencoulddisputesizewithhim)madeallthe difficulty,andthatpossiblyIhadnotbeenenjoy'dbyanysoadvanta‑

geouslymadeinthatpartashimself;forsti11,thatmyvirgin‑flowerwas yetuncrop'd,neveronceenter'dintohishead,andhewouldhavethought itidlingwithtimeandwordstohavequestion'dmeuponit.(40)

WecansaythatCharlesprodigiouspenismakeshimatentativebutideal standardwithwhichFannymeasuresotherpartners'masculinity.

AccordingtoLeoBraudy,theusageof"machine"asreferringtothepenis beginswithCleland(29),Here,Fannycannotbegiventosexualplea‑

sure,butsoonshecomestothinkofCharlestobe"theabsolutedisposer"

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(41)ofherdelectation.ForFanny,theidealisheterosexualintercourse betweenwomenandmen,and,implicitly,homosexuality(extra‑vaginal sex)canberegardedashavinganegativeimplication.Thebasicstruc‑

tureofmasculine'dominanceoverfeminineisrepresentedinthisway,and thecombinationofthelargeandsmallishighlightedfortheheterosexual symmetry.

Sincethen,Fannyalwaysobservesthepenissizeineachintercourse, butalmosteveryoneislargeenoughtoputherinadazzle.Oneofthe

notableexceptionsisMr.Norbert,who,accordingtoDavidWeed, belongstothe"̀modern'aristocraticEnglishmen"(14).Hisweakness comesfromthe"overindulgenceinlibertinepractices,whichthreatenshis fortune,hismanhood,hishealth,andhislife"(13),andFannycannotcome toaclimaxwithhim.Mr.Norbert's"machine,whichwasoneofthose sizesthatslipinandoutwithoutbeingminded"(133)becomesfairgame forFamy'sprostitution.Mr.Norbertisnotahomosexualbutan

aristocraticlibertinewhose"machine"isnotfitforFanny'sstandard.In thisway,thehiddenprivatepartcanberelatedtotheapparentlypublic standardofsocialhierarchy.Withfewexceptions,mostlymalecharac‑

ters"coulddisputesizewith"Charles,withoutwhomFanny'sinitializa‑

tionofvirginitywouldhavelittleimpactforthefictionalcomposition.

Therefore,itisnotnecessarilyasizeinitselfthatmatters,but ratherthedegreeofaggressivenessintermsofgenderandsexuality.

TheproblemofhomosexualityinMemoirsliesfirstandforemostinthe genderswitch:malepassivityandfemaleaggressivity.Herewecan relatethecontemporaryclassconflicttosuchaperversesexuality.

WeeddiscussingMemoirs̀̀decriesaristocraticmenandsodomitesforthe

variouswaysthattheymisuseandoverusepleasure"(8).Inthisrespect, Mr.Norbertisatypicalcharacterwhorepresentsthedecliningaristoc一

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racy.WeedalsopointsoutEnglishness,thatis,nationalidentityis crucialtothenegationofhomosexualintercourse.Intheeighteenth‑

centuryEnglandwasafraidoftheprevalenceofsodomy,whichcould

"becomeequatedwithforeigninfluencesfromthè1uxurious'Orientand

fromtheallegedlymorèeffeminate'Europeannations,FranceandItaly"

(10).Weseeherethepoliticalassociationofnationwithgenderhierar‑

chy,whichcomesfromtworelevantvaluejudgments.Foronething,we readtheapprovalofEnglishcolonialism:Charles'sexualassaultand penetrationareinterpretedascolonialintrusions,whichbringanecstatic pleasuretothevanquished.Fanny'sbodybecomesacolony,andher vaginaapathwayforhisexploration.Foranother,wehaveanegative

imageofforeigncountries=theindecisionandincompetenceofItalyand France,andtheOrientsquanderingitsresources.Womanlypassiveness ormisapplicationofmasculinestrengthissingledoutforcriticism.

ThoughFannyisaheroineofthisstory,malecharactersandmale readersappeartobeeventuallycalledtoestablishtheirowrlselvestoact

onapropergender/sexualityimperative.I

Thewayofsubjectiondifferentiatesonemanfromtheother.Mr.

H,whobelongstothesameupper℃1assasMr.Norbert,receivesmore positiverecognitionduetohismasculineappearance.His"brawny structure,strongmadelimbs,androughshaggybreast"(63)suggestthe abilitytosatisfyFanny'ssexualdesire.Indeed,Mr.H'sassaultwasso strongthatFannỳ̀10stallrestraint,andyieldingtotheforceofthe

emotion,gavedown,asmerewoman,thoseeffusionsofpleasure"(64).

Mr.Hisalmostanidea1.Hehasnoeffeminacy,nosexualinadequacy norindulgence.Yethehasablemishnottooverlook.Fannycomplains aboutMr.H'stooaggressiveandinhumanesexualperformance:

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Yetoh1whatanimmensedifferencedidIfeelbetweenthisimpressionof apleasuremerelyanimal,andstruckoutofthecollisionofthesexes,by apassivebodilyeffect,fromthatsweetfury,thatrageofactivedelight whichcrownstheenjoymentsofamutuallove‑passion,wheretwohearts tenderlyandtrulyunited,clubtoexaltthejoy,andgiveitaspiritandsouI thatbidsdefiancetothatend,whichmeremomentarydesiresgenerally terminatein,whentheydieofasurfeitofsatisfaction.(64)

ThedecisivedifferencebetweenMr.HandCharlesistheavailabilityof re‑creatingtheboundarylineofmasculinityandfemininity.Charles,the incarnationofbourgeoisEnglishman,a工sopresupposesthetraditional frameworkofstrongmaledominanceoverpassivefemalebodyinorder toestablishhisownself.Yet,atthesametime,hecanarrangesucha staticbinaryoppositionofmasculine/feminineintoamoredynamicone.

Fanny'scomplaintabouttotalpassivityandherdemandformutuality betweenthesexesaretheveryexpressionofthenewbourgeoisstandard ofgenderandsexuality.Weedinsiststhatthisalternativenormempha‑

sizesthemasculine"abilitytomanagethesecontradictorymessages aboutIibertineanddomesticsexuality"(17).Inthisway,Memoirs, satirizingorattackingthearistocraticbodilyvirtues,worksupaspiritof bourgeoisies.

Alongthislineofargument,thehomosexualepisodeisthoughttobe anegativeexampleofCharles‑Fannybourgeoisheterosexuality.Weed statesthatMemoirs"inscribesarangeofsexualpracticesonlytothwart theminfavorofvaginalintercoursebetweenmenandwomen"(11).

However,sincethemanagementabilitytocontrolvariouscontradictions isindeedthecharacteristicofbourgeois(hetero‑)sexuality,thehomosex‑

ualneverdisapPearsfromthetextasacontraryconcept.Inthissense, Fanny'sdemandforaproactivestanceinsexisquiteimportantfor

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redrawingtheboundaryoffemale/male,in/out,sou1/body,fiction/real‑

ity,andsoon.AnotheruniquenessofCleland'swritingis,Iargue,to mobilizetheaxisofsymmetryinasubtleway.Focusingonaclassor nationalaspectofrnalegender‑identity,hemanagestocamouflagethe latentambiguityofFarmy'ssexuality.Notchangingthebasi℃premise of(hetero)sexuality,Memoirsbeginstoassumetheself‑reflectiveattitude towardgenderdistinction.Inthecaseofmalecharacters,wearenot shownsucharadicalchangeaswithFanny'srecoveryofvirginity,buta gradationofminordifferencesamongmenthatishighlightedfrom Fanny'sactivepointofview.Andthen,pursuingthenormalendof ideal,Fannytriestoremoveunacceptablechoicesoneafteranother.

HowdoesCharleslookintheendwhenFa皿y .hasaccomplishedher

deviatedadventureofpleasure?

Inthepreρedingsection,wehaveseenthatFannycriticizesMr.H's inhumanesexuaIperformance.Hismachineisdescribedas"merely animal"withoutconceptionofmutuallove.Theproblemis,however, nottohaveanimalisticsex,buttogototheextremeofthetwopoles betweennatureandart.Thepenisrepresentedas"man‑machine"(163) canmeanahalf‑naturalandhalf‑mechanicalentity.Itisamixtureof nature/art,whichinvolvesacontradictioninitself.Mr.H,pursuingthe genuinearistocraticlibertine,hasatoonaturalandbrutalinstinct,sothat hedrawsharshcriticismfromthebourgeoisstandpoint.Ifonetookthe othersideofthings,thatitistoomechanica1,itwouldbecriticizedas inhumane,too.Therefore,inMemoirs,"man‑machine"shouldrepresent abourgeoismixtureofmachine/animal,intelligence/instinct,andauto一

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matic/manual.Theidealpeniswithamindofitsownissomethinglike ahumanoidwhoseheterogeneityismadethemostofforsexualpleasure.

Theidealhumanoidemergesneartheconclusionofthenovelwhere FannyandhercompanionLouisaexperimenton"Good‑natu〆dDicle"

(160).5TheyseduceDicktoexamine"whetherthegeneralruleheldgood withregardtothischangelingandhowfarnaturehadmadehimamends inherbestbodilygifts,forherdenialofthesublimerintellectualones"

(161).Thistime,FannyparticipatesinLouisa'sintercourseontheside‑

line.WhenFannymeddleswithDickforhissexualarousal,"theemo‑

tioninshortofanimalp王easureglar'ddistinctlyinthesimpleton'scounte‑

nance"(161).Heisliterallyanaturalbeing,andhismachine"positively ofsotremendoussize"hasnomeaninginitselfatall.Dicklsregarded assubhumanandtheintercourseasakindofbestiality.Yet,intheend, hegivesLouisamoreecstaticpleasurethananyotherman.Thatis becauseDickprovestohaveaheterogeneousnatureintheappearanceof

hisnaturalsimpleton.Forexample,hisappearanceisdepictedasfo1‑

lows:"histhighs,theskinofwhichseem'dthesmootherandfairerforthe coarseness,andevendirtofhisdress;astheteethofNegroesseemthe whiterforthesurroundingblack"(162).Comparingdirtyclothesto blackskinandtherealwhiteskintothehiddenteeth,Clelandshowsus

aninterracialmixtureinoneperson.InTorridZ碗6s,FelicityA.

Nussbaum,pointingoutthattheidiotis"akindofparodicinversionof theblackeunuchwhoguardstheharem,commonlycomparedtothe brothel"(234),discussesthesignificanceofrelationsbetweenracial hierarchyandsexuality.ThusDickcanberegardedasanexoticslave

5AccordingtoSavor'snotesonthetext ,"natural"means whomnaturedebarsfromunderstanding"(Cleland202).

̀̀[a]nidiot;one

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forsexinthefemaleempireofpleasure.Inthisway,thetwoprostitutes,

escapingfromtheordinarypassivestate,startworkingorlthecoloniza‑

tionofamalebody.

Atoddswiththeirexpectation,LouisaandFannyarriveatan

oppositeconclusion.Indeed,duetothelackofintelligence,Dickhas

occupiedhispositionatthebottomoroutofsocialclasssystem.

However,duringtheintercourse,hebeginstoassumethehighandnoble

pe「sonage:

[H]eseem'datthisjuncturegreaterthanhimself;hiscountenance,before sovoid'ofmeaning,orexpression,nowgrewbigwiththeimportanceof theacthewasupon.Inshort,itwasnotnowthathewastobeplay'dthe foolwith:butwhatispleasantenough,Imyselfwasaw'dintoasortof respectforhim,bythecomelyterrorshisemotionsdresthimin:hiseyes shootingsparksoffire,hisfaceglowingwithardoursthatgaveall anotherlifetoit.(163‑64)

Fanny,observingthistransfigurationofDick,marvelsatseeingLouisa become"meeramachine"(165)inanecstasyofjoy.Thisfemale

machineprobablymeansthepassivemediumwhichautomatica11ykeeps intuneoftheothermovements.Femalecolonialentrepreneursreaches thebottom,andanoblesavagelandsthevictory.Uptothispoint,we haveseenashufflingandreshufflingoftheirstatus.

Soonaftertheevent,Dickhasademeanorof"sad,repiningfoolish‑

ness,superaddedtohisnaturaloneofnomeaning,andidiotism"(165).

Onceagain,hefallsupsidedowntotheoriginalstateofbeing.The wheelcomesfullcircleintheend,asitwere,but,throughthisupside‑

downworld,wefeelatemporalreversal'ofclass,gender,andraceasa

hauntingpull.ThoughDickhas"retain'donlyaconfus'dmemoryofthe

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transaction"(166),wecannotforgetthisfeminineperformancetobring aboutagendersubversion.Thepointisnotsuccessorfailureofthe reversa1,butCleland'sverysensibilitytothecontradictionbetween outside(appearance)andinside(essence).6Dick'soutermostappearance (hisclothes)meansblackTurkishhomosexua1,buthisinside(hisbody)is justawhiteEnglishmasculine.Atthesametime,frornthedifferent pointofview,wecansaythathisoutsideappearance(hisbody)is masculine,buthisessentialinside(themind)isnon‑humanbeing.71nthis way,Clelarldmakesupacomplexstructureofgenderidentity:theinner modeofgendercanbealteredintotheouterone,whichoftenshowsthe discrepancyofthetwomodes.ThustheepisodeofGood‑natu〆d1)嬬 revealstheindeterminacyofgender,class,andrace.Andthehumanoid imageofDick‑thetwoinonebody‑isreminiscentofmasquerade,that isoneofthemostpopulartopsy‑turvyperformanceofgenderinthe eighteenthcentury.

InherMasqueradeandCivilization,TerryCastlestatesthat"[1]ike theworldofsatire,themasqueradeprojectedananti‑nature,aworld upside‑down,anintoxicatingreversalofordinarysexua1,socia1,and metaphysicalhierarchies"(6).Infact,、i4emoirshasamasqueradescene afewpagesbeforetheDick'sepisode.ItisnotFannywhoattendsthe masquerade,butLouisaalldEmily,twoofhercompanions.Hereagain, thepointistwomodesofgender,orexactlytheinconsistencybetweenout

6Braudyinsiststhatthisepisodeshowsclearlytheunityofoutside/inside:

̀̀BothFannyandClelandbelievethatintheidealsexualrelationshipthe mindandbodyhaveequalshare"(35).Yet,asweshallseelater,thepoint

israthertheinconsistencyofmind/bodyandthemanagementofcontradic‑

tions.

7TheframeworkthatunderliesthisexplanationisbasedonButler'sbrilliant

argumentongenderperformatives(137).

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activityinwhichpeopleenjoythetwocontradictorymodes,theyare freelypermittedtolaughatwhatisthoughttobenaturalgender.Thus theindeterminacyofgenderor,toputitmoreprecisely,theartificiality ofanaturalnessofgenderispresupposedherefromthestart.Interest‑

ingly,thisartificialityisrevealedbyagentleman'shomosexualattempt.

Weseehereacomicalcompetitionbetweenheterosexualandhomosexual fortheinitiativeintheunnaturalworld.

Oneday,LouisaandEmily,asshepherdessandshepherdrespective‑

1y,attendthemasquerade.Seeingtheirdisguises,Fannystatesher impressionasfollows:̀̀nothinginnaturecouldrepresentaprettierboy than"(154)Emilydid.Thisremarkshowstheprecedenceofartover nature,and,atthesametime,suggeststheprecariousnessofmasquerade ofitsowndestructionbyeffacingthedistinctionbetweennatureandart.

Then,atthemasquerade,agentlemanassumesEmilyarealboyand takeshertoabagnio.Weareshownthattheincidentisoccurredby their"doubleerror":

Hetookherreallyforwhatsheappear,dtobe,asmock‑fac'dboy,andshe forgettingherdress,andofcourserangingquitewideofhisideas,tookall thoseaddressestobepaidtoherselfasawoman,whichshepreciselyow'd tohisnotthinkingherone:howeverthisdoubleerrorwaspush'dtosuch aheightonbothsides,thatEmily...suffer'dherselftobeperswadedto gotoabagniowithhim.(154)

Thekeyword"doubleerror",whichcausesastirinmasqueradeper‑

formers,hasanothersignificanceforthenovelisticcomposition.

CameronMcFarlanearguesthatthroughthis"doubleerror"Cleland

encouragesthereaderstotakeadoublereadingoftheepisode:ina

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straightwayorhomosexually.Theformerreadingtellsusthatthere happenednosodomiticalperform3ncebetweenEmilyandthegentleman.

Indeed,thegentleman,disappointedtoknowthe"truth"ofhersex(̀̀By heavensawoman!"),neverthelesstriestosatisfyhislust:"thedouble‑way betweenthedoublerisingbehind,p士esentedthechoicefairtohim,andhe wassofiercelysetonamis‑direction,astogivethegirlnosmallalarms forfearofloosingamaiden‑headshehadnotdreamtof"(155).Yet Emily's"complaints"and"resistance"preventhimfrompursuinghis homosexualdesire.Therefore,atthispoint,wecansafelysaythat straightreadingbecomesdominantattheendofthemasquerade.

Contrarytothisreading,thelatter'shomosexualreadingrevealsthe imaginativesodomitewasexercisedbetweenthetwomasqueraders.

Thegentlemanwhoresignedlytakesthestraightway,"inwhichhis imaginationhavingprobablymadethemostofthoseresemblancesthat flatter'dhistaste"(155),achievesthepurpose.Onasuperficiallevelof thedeed,wecanonlyreadtheheterosexualintercourse,butbehindor withinthesurfacehomosexualityisreally!imagined.Inthisway,the masqueradeepisodetellsus亡hattheartificialityofgenderraisesanissue ofsexuality.Bothofthereadingsabouthetero/homosexuality

mentionedaboveareplausibleenough,andwecannotregardeitheroneas true.

Iwouldliketoaddoneothersignificanceaboutthedoubleerrorand reading.Atthemasquerade,asodomitejustludgesEmily'ssexonher outwardappearance.Thatisthoughttobeoneerror.Anotheris Emily'sundervaluationoftheoutside.Thedoubleerror,therefore, suggeststhatsodomiticalreadingisbiasedtowardtheoutside,whilea straightoneisdominatedbyinside.Yet,atthesceneoftheirreaI intercourse,thesodomitecloseshiseyes,asitwere,andreadsexclusively

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theimaginativefeelingofinsideforhispleasure.Ontheotherhand,the dominantstraightreadingdemandsliteralinterpretationofthisphysical contactintheirintercourse.Thustheheterosexualinvolvesahomosex‑

ualmisreading,andviceversa.Thepointiswhereonedrawsthe boundarybetweenoutsideandinside,andwearefreetomakealineat leastinafictionalworld.Adifferentpointofviewmakesusreaders pursueahomosexual,heterosexual,orbisexualpath.

IV

Themixed‑upofgenderatthemasqueradeleadsustoanear‑miss incidentofanalsex,whichMcFarlanecalls"pseudo‑sodomitica1"(166), anditisfollowedbytherealone.8Thisisan・incidentata"publick‑house ofatolerablyhandsomeappearance,ontheroad",inwhichFanny happenstosee"twoyounggentlemen"havingsex(156).Herewecansee thatFanny'svoyeurismrepresentstwocontradictoryfeelings‑sympathy andantipathy‑towardsmalehomosexuality.Firstofall,Fanny, introducingthesodomiteepisodetothereaders,expressesadeeprepug‑

nanceforthemale‑maleintercourse.Shestatesthefollowingepisodeas

̀̀sodisagreeableasubject"(156)thatreaderscaneasilyhaveaprejudice

towardsodomiticalintercourse.Inorderto"commandthe[next]room perfectly",shepiercedthe"peep‑hole"withaneedle(157).Fanny's voyeuristicattitude,generallyspecificformen,enablesthedetailed

8Rousseaupointsoutthesemanticambiguityofsodomite:itis"anextreme andopprobriousformofcondemnationdesignatingreligiousblasphemy, politicalsedition,andevensatanicactivitiesirlcludingdemonism,shaman‑

ism,andwitchcraft"(136),sothatthiswordisnotnecessaryasynonymfor

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descriptionsofmalehomosexualintercourse,whichturnouttobethe prooffortheguiltof"socriminalascene"(159).Hence,Fannygivesus anegativeatmospheretowardsmale‑malesexthroughouttheepisode.

Infact,herclosingstatement,"herewashingmyhandsofthem,Ireplunge intothestreamofmyhistory"(160)representsFanny'sdistasteformoral andfictionaldigressionsfromthes渉 畷g配1ineof[hi]story.

Yet,behindtheheterosexualreadingoftheepisode,wecanfind Fanny'slongingforwhatsheattackssevereIy.Fanny'santipathycanbe changedintotheoppositefeelings,andtheh,malehomosexualityis regardedasenergetic,seductiveandattractive.NancyK.Miller arguesthatFannyasanarratorisindeedthè̀̀1'indrag"(51),thatis, Cleland'sfemalepersona.Millermaintainsfromthisinsightthatthe sodomiteepisoderepresentsamaleauthor's"phallicprideofplace,a wish‑fulfillmentthatultimatelytranslatesintostructuresofmasculine dominanceandauthority"(54).Similarly,McFarlanetakesnoticeof Cleland'sfemalepersonification:itisusedforthemalereaders'"mastur‑

batorypleasuresoferoticreading"(162)..UnlikeMiller,McFarlane underscoresthevoyeuristicgazethroughthepeep‑holeandregardsFanny asan"1/eyeindrag"(171).IndeedFanny'ssingulargazeisworthyof attention.Throughthepeepinghole,Fannytakesacloselookatwhat hashappenedinthenextroom:

ButafteralookofcircumspectionwhichIsawtheeldestcasteveryway roundtheroom,probablyintoomuchhurryandheatnottooverlookthe verysmallopeningIwaspostedat,especia11yattheheightitwas,whilst

myeyetooclosetoit,keptthelightfromshiningthrough,andbetraying

it;hesaidsomethingtohiscompanionthatpresentlychang'dthefaceof

things.(157)

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Thesettingofthissceneseemstomeinterestingbecauseitisreminiscent ofMichelFoucault's1)isciPlineandPunish,inwhichwefindtheeigh‑

teenthcenturycrazeforvisibility.Fanny,purposefullystandingona chair,spiesonthemalecouplefrombehindupabove.Sheputshereyes closelytothesmallholeinordertoshutoutlightfromoutside.Inthis way,shemanagestotakeanal1‑seeingpositionwithoutbeingwatchedat all.Fanrly'svoyeurism,therefore,representstheexcessivepreoccupa‑

tionwithgazeintheeighteenthcentury.9

Fromthisprerogativestandpoint,Fannyfindstheyoungergentle‑

manlookinglikè̀agirlindisguise"(157),andhisapPearanceisdescribed as"tentimesmorealluringthanrepulsive"(158)inspiteofhisabnormaI sexualinclination.Fanny'sdetailedobservationsareobviouslysympa‑

thetictothecouple,especiallytheyoungman,despiteheropenhostility tomale‑homosexuality.IfwethinkofFannyasafemalepersonification ofthereadersaswellastheauthor,thesexualpenetrationfromback‑

wardissuperimposedonherpiercinggazewhichenablesthespectators sexualexcitement.Duringtheintercourseweareshownthegender ambiguityoftheyoungmanwhois"likehismotherbehind...likehis fatherbefore"(158).Describinghimassuch,Fannycompareshis buttockstohismother'svagina.AccordingtoLeeEdelman,the"equa‑

tionoftheyoungman'sanusandthemother'svagina"isnotquitesimple.

Weusuallyread"behind"as̀̀fromtheback",but"hismother"isdiscern一

9FriedliarguestheinfluenceofHenryFielding'sFe〃zaleHusろandonthis novel:"Thepleasuresofsurveillancethroughthèpeepholes'inCleland's classicarematchedbythepleasuresoftheimaginationevokedbyFielding.

Thesecrecyofhistextinvitesthereadertospeculateendlesslyoǹtransac‑

tionsnotfittobementioned'andmustimplythat,farfrombeingsurprising,

suchexamplesof̀unnaturalIusts'willbeveryfamiliartoreaders"(240).On

theliteraryinfluenceofSamuelRichardsononMemoirs,seeKibbie.

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ibleonly"fromthefront".HerewecanseeFanny'sdoublereadingof hisbuttocks:aposterior/anterior(preposterous)natureofsodomite.

Edelmancallsthesodomiteasa"moebiusloop"whichcauses"atroubling resistancetothebinarylogicofbeforeandbehind,constitutinghimselfas asingle‑sidedsurfacewhosefrontandbackarenevercompletelydistin‑

guishableassuch"(105).Moreover,thoughFannytriestodespisetheir

"preposterous"(157)pleasure

,sheisindeedoverwhelmedbythefascina‑

tion.Attheendofthescene,shefallsfromchairandhasafaintingspell asifshereachedorgasm.Nowthatthenoiseofherfallallowsthetwo mentoescapefromthescene,Fannybecomesareluctantlife‑saverofthe criminals.

Insum,onasuperficiallevelofthenarrative,Fanny'sattemptto initializehermemory("washingmyhandsofthem")seemstopresenta bourgeoisideologyofheterosexuality.Yethervoyeurism,takinga male‑dominantposition,revealsboththegenderambiguityandthehomo‑

sexualpowerofattraction.Fanny'spowerfulgazeoddlyresemblesthe malepenetrationfrombehind.Itisnotdifficultforustoreadbeneath thefictionalappearanceofMemoirstheinside‑homoeroticdesire.In fact,wehaveadetaileddescriptionofhomosexualintercourseinthetext.

HoweverstronglyFannyasanarrator(ortheauthor)criticizesthe sodomyasanunnaturaldeed,she/hecannoteraseitsenticementfromthe text.Memoirsprovidesahomosexualwish‑fulfillmentinitssingular way.However,ourhistoryhaspushedthisepisodeintooblivion.

NobodyknowswhetherClelandhadexpecteditseffacementinadvance, butthefactisthatformorethantwohundredyearsthestraight(mis‑) readinghasbeendominant.

Inallofthreefamousepisodes,Fannyhasexperiencedunusual

eventswhichrevealtheambiguityofgender,sexuaIity,class,andsoon.

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Moreprecisely,shehasnotdirectlyexperienced,butonlyreported somebodyelse'sexperience.Nowsheisanactiveviewerto宙ritea graphicaccountofothers'experience.Hereisraisedasignificant problemofnarrativemode.IfwerecallavirginfigureofFanny,wewill findthatsheisnotwhatshewasanymore.Fanny,detachingherself fromtherealintercourse,cantaketheoutsidepositionfromwhichshe canobservethecharacter'sinteriorworld.Ifsheweretoparticipatein theaffairs,shewouldbeapassivemediumasshewas。Inthissense,she hastochangeherfigurefrominactivecharactertoauthoritativenarrator inordertogiveanobjectivedescriptionofthesethreeincidents.Atthis moment,Fannyexhibitskeeninterestinthepanopticgaze,whichisa visionaryinsightofseeingallwithoutbeingwatched.Thusthechange inthedirectionoftransparencyandthesubversionofgenderdistinction arecloselyrelatedtoeachother.10

0fcourse,thisthrust‑forwardtransparencycannotbecompletedin Memoirs.Aswehaveseeninthesodomiticalscene,Fannydoesnot

presentaperfectsubversionofgender,butorユytheambiguousnatureof itsdistinction.ThisambiguityisillustratedvividlybyFanny'sself‑

contradiction:sheisstronglyagainstmalefeminization,whilemasculiniz‑

ingherownsex.Anditisthisambiguousterminationthatmakesthe transparencyamoreidealobject.

ThebasicclaimofZ)isciPlineandPunishisnotthatvisibilityhas becomeoverwhelminglypowerfulsincetheeighteenth‑centuryon,but ratherthatnobodycouldtakeanall‑seeingpositionata11.Although

10Fromanewhistoricalperspective

,Benderdiscussestherelationshipbetween literarytransparencyandsocialtransformationoftheeighteenth‑century

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Foucaultstressesanonymouscontroloverindividualsoraself‑

supervision,heneverclaimsvictoryofthepanopticgaze.Hemakesa pointofstatingthereciprocalinfluenceofbothwatchingandbeing watched.Ifsomeoneweretopossessaperfectlyomniscientpointof view,thatpersoncouldn'tberecognizedbyanyoneinreality.Norecog‑

nitionatallbecauseofitsinvisibility.Hereweshouldpayattentionto apossiblereversalofpositions:asupervisorwouldbeanobjecttobe supervisedatanytime.Asupervisoriscontrolledinpropriapersona.

Therefore,thepanopticoneffectsitscontroloverboththewatchingand thebeingwatched.Atthispoint,weknowFoucaultisnotreductionistic aboutvisibility.Thesimultaneityoftwooppositedispositionsinone personregardswhatisall‑seeingastotallyutopian.Itsinfeasibility, therefore,makesuscontinuetoexplorethepossibility.Inanycase,we cannotabandonanotherpossibilitytobeseeninthefictionalworld.

Indeed,Farmy'spossibilityofbeingseenisclosed‑upagainattheend ofthestory.Thistime,shedetachesherselffromherownself.Fanny asaletterwritercanobservethepreviousselfobjectively,andstands outsideof[her]story:

Youlaughperhapsatthistail‑pieceofmorality,express'dfrommebythe force,oftruth,resultingfromcompar'dexperiences:youthinkit,no doubt,outofplace;outofcharacter:possiblytooyoumaylookonitas thepaultryfinesseofonewhoseekstomaskadevoteetoViceunderarag ofaveil,impudentlysmuggledfromtheshrineofVirtue;justasifonewas tofancyone'sselfcompleatlydisguis'datamasquerade....(187)

Inthepassagequotedhere,Fannyasanarratorhasslylyincorporated

potentialcriticismintohertext,andthusthenarratee,"Madam",cannot

putupresistancetothenarrator'sdefenseofhercomposition.The

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referenceto"mask"or"masquerade"remindsusofher"doubleerror"

recognition,andwereallylaughatthis̀̀tail‑pieceofmorality"addressed to"Madam"whohasalsoadoubleface:aladyofhighrankandabrothel keeper.

Atthefinalstage,Farlnyinsiststhatshecanexpressthetruthby lookingbackwardoverherownpast.The"starknakedtruth"(1)is

almostunveiledtoMadam.Butunderthis伽 α1truth,wecansee

anothernewone.UncoveredtruthisnotnakedataU.Andthereaders ofMemoirsdon'tcareanymoreabouttruth‑orientedstory.Inshort, Cleland,tryingtodepictthenakedtruthexplicitlyinvariousways,shows ustheimpossibilitytoaccessthefinalnudity.Thatopenendingofthe storyanticipatesthelaterinventionofpornography.Clelandisindeeda pioneerofmodernpornography.

V

ノlfemoirs,asSavorclaims,isanovelthathas̀̀resistedcogent interpretationofanykind"(573)foralongtime.Yetthiselusivenessor arejectionagainsttraditionalreadingshasattractedinnumerable attemptstoexploreamystery.Aswehaveseeninthisessay,themyth ofMemoirsisahistorica1‑culturalartificewhich,bydeviatingfromthe conventionalwayofseeingreality,wouldhavecriticalimportanceforour ownidentities.Todaywearethinkingmoreandmoreaboutgender,sex, andsexualidentity,andwealsoregardthecategoryofgenderasamere artifactsociallyconstructed,whichinturnleadstothenaturalnessof sexualdifferences.Thissortofbinarismisthetargetforcriticismby Butlerwhoputsstressontheparodicperformanceofgender.

Sincegenderisneithertruenorfalse,Fanny'sf1Uidbodyisperform一

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ingtheparodyofthefaithinoriginality.Hereweshouldnotregard genderasanunrealisticnotion.Genderhasahistoricalreality.

ThroughthereadingofMemoirs,Ihavesofartriedtoexplicatehow genderisreproducibleforothersocialidentitytohavesignificance.

Fanny'sbodywhichcausesthereader'sinitializationofmindhasan excellentdurabilityperformance.Eventhoughhereasilyrecovered virginityisquiteunrealistic,Fanny'sbodyattractsrnorecuriosityfrom thereaders.Andthenwehavebeerlgraduallysensitivetothe

fictionalityofgenderperformancein〃'emoirs.Thedescriptionofpenis asmachinesuggeststhefictionalityaswellastherealityofsexual organs.Itseemstomethattheambiguousnatureof"machine"in MemoirsanticipatesthelaterGothicnovel,suchasHoraceWalpole's CastleOtrantoorMaryShelly'sFrankenstein.AttheepisodeofGood‑

natza〆dl)姓,wehaveseenthecomplexinterrelationsofsex,class,race, andnationality.Wehavealsoseenthatatwiststructureisrepresented inthemasqueradesceneofthenovel.Herethepointisalsothearbitrari‑

nessofgenderperformance.However,ifweputtoomuchstressonits fictionality,weerroneouslytendtothinkthatwearebornwithnatural sex(uality).Thatisthemaintargetofmyessay.Proceedingtothe

laterpartofthenovel,wefoundanotherofFanny'sfagades.Sheno longerplaystheroleofshowinggender'sarbitrarinesstothereaders.

Instead,sherenderstheplayofothercharacterssuchasLouisa,Emily, andthesodomites.Hervividawarenessofnarrativestancemakesus noticetheindeterminacyofhomo/heterosexualityofthereadersaswe11

asthecharacters.Thereaders'straightreadingisalmostalwayssuscep‑

tibletocriticism,andthatistheverythrustofButler'sargument.

Inconsequence,gender,aswellasmakingitsownreferencesto gender‑freeidentity,becomesitselfthereferencepointforothergender一

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freebeings.Thus,itisimpossibletograspthestablefoundationor

originalconditionforgender/sex(ua1)identity.Toputthisanotherway, genderisthedeconstructionofitself.Doesthishappeninside?Orfrom

theoutside?Nowwecananswerthisquestioninapositiveway.

Genderisalwaysontheboundarylinesothatwecannotidentifyits

figure.Ifwedisplaceourpointofview,'wearegettingintotrouble again.Yet,Ithinkitisinevitableandimperative.Thepointishowwe canassumeatrouble‑takingattitudeinordertodeepenourunderstanding ofthestoryaboutourselves.Fannyisindeedaparodicfigureofourown existence.Thatisbecausemodernpornographyisstillnewenoughto attraCtOUrCritiCalattentiOn.

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