Argument as to How Objectum Sexuality is Portrayed in Vernon Lee’s My Bicycle and I

Written in 1904, Lee’s My Bicycle and I is perhaps the earliest representation of objectum sexuality expressed in literature. Objectum sexuality is a relatively new concept, although it has gained some small amount of public attention with individuals of this sexuality appearing in media such as The Tyra Banks Show and Good Morning America. Objectum sexuality can be defined as the sexual attraction to nonhuman objects. These relationships are as completely valid as those with people and, as in the case of Erika Eiffel, can also end in marriage. In this work, objectum sexuality is possibly portrayed through multiple references to being a companion to her bicycle, an almost excessive amount of time spent with her bicycle, and gratuitous amounts of praise towards her bicycle. However, it can be assumed that her talk of bicycles and horses is a metaphor for relationships in general.

One way in which objectum sexuality is possibly portrayed in Lee’s essay is through references to being a companion to her bicycle. This is demonstrated by the excerpt, “’Tis conceited, perhaps, to imagine m...