Christen Grey Analysis

A Deeper Look at Christen Grey: Malignant Narcissism with BDSM practices

Having sex with a psychopath is an immediate turn-off for most adults. However, when you’re faced with a confidence, tanned, seductive, and rich, sex appeal that is standing in front of you, undressing you with their eyes, you’re not going to see the disturbing mental state of your new sex toy that will have lasting effects on your submissive sole. Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has been described as an amusing romantic tale between submissive, Ana Steele that is exploring her sexual desires through a dominating, Christen Grey. Over nineteen million copies was sold that captured the interest and imagination of readers. On the surface, the success suggest that women still

Christen Grey seduces Ana with is only way of knowing, through his BDSM world of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism. Ana being a virgin and Mr.Grey as a CEO, worldly man, shocked Ana and the readers when he pulled out the contractual agreement that told what his submissive will wear, act in the playroom, act outside of the playroom, participate in or not participate in, sexual toys being used, instruments being used, how infliction of pain will be used and controlled, and detail description of “fisting”. While BDMS is normal and healthy in some relationships, it becomes unhealthy mentally and physically when it interferes with the person’s life in a way where the person becomes significantly distressed or having a BDSM role with a non-consenting person, according to the DSM of mental disorders. On a side note, the personality traits that Christen Grey shows is alarming in itself. Mr.Grey is a textbook malignant narcissism with sociopathic tendencies who thinks he is superior to people, and believes that others are insignificant, disposable, and that he is justified when he manipulates and exploits them. He preys on the weaker, who may suffer from low self-esteem, self-defeating behaviors that will make the women vulnerable

The difference of opinion is between men and women. Women readers often, (and I mean often), think of Mr.Grey as a dominating, strong, sexy man who can fulfill any woman’s dreams and many women relay this to their partner which has been a major turn off for the men. However, closer analysis reveals that Christen Grey is more complex, deeper rooted, than he may first appear. Rather than being just strong and sexy, Mr.Grey proves to be emotionally and mentally unstable which, I would describe as creepy. Some of the scenes women describes as Mr.Grey as a sex-god is how he always pleases the woman first or how he makes sure she is teased and pleased multiple times. Also, using erotic toys and ideas like a blindfold to heighten her pleasure and fear at the same time. Many of the readers (mostly women) think that the sex-goddess Christen Grey, (even though dominating by spanking, beating that causes bruising, tied up to be teased and left alone for complete torcher, aggressive use of toys on different parts of their bodies) is exactly what they want in their home life now. However, in reality, if we look deeper into the character and pay attention to the flaws of Mr.Grey it is clear that we are dealing with a psycho