Tristram Shandy begins with a reference to sex and ends with another such reference. Is there any importance to this, or is it just the author's bawdiness?

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Tristram Shandy

Tristram Shandy begins with a reference to sex and ends with another such reference. Is there any importance to this, or is it just the author's bawdiness?

Tristram Shandy begins with a reference to sex and ends with another such
reference. Is there any importance to this, or is it just the author's bawdiness? (in about 800 words if possible)

Asked by manish s #449551 on 6/12/2015 5:30 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 6/12/2015 5:52 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/12/2015 5:52 PM

I don't think there is a specific reason for the allusions to sex other than their shock value. The author enjoyed the bawdy references that served to shock his audience.

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