My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Interviews - The author conducts these in order to learn more about fantasies.

Letters - These were written in response to ads and articles.

Ads - These were placed in publications asking women for their stories.

House of Fantasy - This is a metaphorical house that the author describes in order to categorize women's most common fantasies.

Vibrator - Some of the female contributors of the book mention using this item during sexual intercourse or masturbation to add to the physical stimulation.

Electric Toothbrush - A few of the lesbians who contributed to...
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