Write an Analytical Paper on Naked by China Forbes

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Analysis of Naked by China Forbes
The society's take on what is ethical and what is not may vary from culture to culture even though certain things tend to branch out with divergent points of view on customary fronts. Culture is transferred from one generation to the other. However, with the dynamic world and technological changes some cultures have undergone transmission while others have become extinct. However, there are some that have stayed for long. They include the dressing which is usually associated with the sacredness of the human body. This is well defined by the way human beings cover their bodies, a concept which is deemed relevant in protecting and preserving their bodies. Nakedness is an element that cannot be tolerated in many societies and it's seen a taboo to be naked especially for adults. Children have a benefit of their innocence to be naked. However, the nakedness as a human concept affects the psychological growth and development of a child which later affects their views on different issues such as sexuality. This essay is going to analyze China Forbes' take on how children view nakedness and how it impacts their sexuality after they grow older.
Nakedness portrays ignorance and unconsciousness towards a systemized culture, certain principles of a society that have been cultivated through ages of time and space to define the good and the bad from the morality concept. China introduces the essay, on the first paragraph, by saying that; she was born naked, stuffed into a chamois cloth and presented to her mother. This statement puts us at the state of belief that nakedness is what defines a human. Every human was naked from their day of birth, there was nothing weird about not being covered, or is it the tabula rasa state that comes with a child's empty brain, the not-knowing-what is good and what is not. There are many reasons as to why children are clothed after birth, may be for barring the cold but definitely not to cover their nakedness. In the second paragraph of this explorative essay, China Forbes expresses her views on nudity. She first uses her connection to her mother to describe the sheltered environment she lived in which she goes ahead to describe how it influenced her take on the world. The following image, in which she stands on her patio pretending to be Marilyn Monroe, projects an innocent child exploring and playing with concepts she has no idea about. Forbes uses a hint of irony on her decision to use the character of Marilyn Monroe, who was an icon portrayed as a symbol of sex in the 1970's. With this, China portrays her cluelessness and the allusion to describe much more than simple childhood dress-up.
Children have no clue about the society's harshness towards nakedness. Forbes choice of syntax and wording enhances her natural inexperience towards the society's harsh views towards nakedness. China employs several words that initially take the reader by surprise, for they don't seem to fit into the freedom thought the young girl has. The patio, for example, is described as one of her most liked places to be naked. A patio is an open space and the last place where one could think of getting naked on. On this patio, her mother "sits with a book, shelte...