While writing my paper last night I realized that there are some similarities between Gary Snyder and Sally Mann. In many poems, especially “The Bath” Snyder portrays his children as sexual beings with innocent minds. As far as I know there is no criticism of his portrayal of children in this way, and it’s actually fairly beautiful at times. Sally Mann caused a great deal of controversy by taking nude photos of her children in ways that while they show the innocence of being a child, have some extremely sexual undertones. Like Snyder’s portrayal, her photos are stunningly beautiful to look at. They both portray their children in sexual, unusual, and beautiful ways.
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