Stasis to Prove the Major Points of the Poem

Stasis can be used to clarify the main issues and persuasive points in any rhetoric text.  Cynthia Huntington wrote “Shot Up in the Sexual Revolution: The True Adventures of Suzy Creamcheese” as a liberating poem, allowing her to express perverse emotions in an artistic manner.  Although the title reveals that the poem is about Suzy Creamcheese’s experience, Suzy Creamcheese could just be an author surrogate for Huntington herself.  The poem is defined by exposing the sexism of the radical '60s and promoting the contemporary era of freedom and equality.  After publishing this poem, Huntington officially became involved in the women’s rights movement, the counterculture movement, and the sexual revolution.  Her poem explicitly outlines the struggle of a woman who is not free to explore her sexuality and feels trapped in an unforgiving society.  When looking at the poem in a qualitative perspective, there will be differences in how it was perceived in the 60s compared to how it is received today.  At the time of its publication, people who did not identify with the overwhelming heterosexual majority were discriminated against.  Many gay people experienced hate crimes and were cast from society.  So when Huntington released such a bare and voluptuous poem, it caught the attention of those that can relate with the protagonist’s experience and those that do not understand the mindset of a gay woman.  People of the 60s, especially the older generation, viewed the poem as inappropriate, while when read today, it is seen as expressive and honest.  Huntington managed to get her message out to the public and did so with bravery, knowing her poem would be highly scrutinized.  The jurisdiction of the poem was legitimate and precise.  The '60s were an era of reform and publishing the poem at this time makes it all the more relevant.  Huntington took a risk when writing about a sensitive and scandalous subject, but it brought awareness to the audience.  Combining the ideas of sex, feminism, youth, politics, drugs and music in one masterfully created poem served a powerful purpose.  The audience realizes at the end of reading Huntington’s poem that women are struggling to find themselves, but they still have the right to explore in the hope that they find their happiness and acceptance in this cruel world.