Having relationship with Grey, Steele is engaged with sexual relationship with him since it is what he wants from her. She is expected to be sexually
arousing and to be able to please him sexually. I do as instructed, and he reaches down and grabs the hem. Slowly, he
pulls my dress up over my thighs, my hips, my belly, my breasts, my shoulders, and over my head. He stands back to examine me and
absentmindedly folds my dress, not taking his eyes off me. He places it on the large chest beside the door. Reaching up, he pulls at my chin, his touch
searing me. James, 2011: 223
She knows her position as his lover, which he calls a Submissive, hence, she treats him sexually well by letting him explore her sexuality and use her body.
She learns that Grey is the Dominant and he has rights to use her body as his property. She lets him take all the control to use her so that he will be pleased.
Besides, she also has to learn to take all punishments as part of obligations to receive.
During their sexual activity, Steele is the passive one, seen from the dialog; it is all dominated by Grey. The one who speaks the most is him and his
words are full of commands and dictations. ―Open your mouth,‖ he commands and thrusts his thumb in my mouth. My
eyes fly open, blinking wildly. James, 2011: 86
Steele receives command and controls less. As presented in the evidence, Grey commands her to do what he wants and he does not hesitate to act forcefully,
like thrusting his thumb in her mouth.
B. The Portrayal of Christian Grey
This part focuses on the portrayal of the male main character, Christian Grey, and the way he is described throughout the story as a man, an employer, and
a lover to reveal how the character presents class and gender difference compared to Anastasia Steele. Christian Grey is a young billionaire who meets Anastasia
Steele in the interview. He owns his big successful company and he also comes from a rich family. He has intention to make a BDSM Bondage and Discipline,
Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism Relationship with Steele. In BDSM Relationship, Grey is the Dominant and Steele is the Submissive. It means
Steele is regarded as his property, can be used the ways he likes. The portrayal of Grey carries the information how he is described as the man, employer, and lover
through his thought, action, dialog with or commentary from other character, and the direct description from the author.
1. Christian Grey as a Man
As a man, Grey is presented as the superior man. He is very dominant and he likes to control everything.
The clue is taken from his confession about himself who likes controlling everything and people around him.
―Oh, I exercise control in all things, Miss Steele
‖ James, 2011: 12 and ―I like control-of myself and those around me‖ James, 2011: 13. He admits to Steele explicitly that he is a controlling person.
He wants to show her that as a man, he has power to control things and people.
As a man, Grey also controls Steele because he wants her to be obedient. ―I need to control you. I need you to behave in a certain way, and if you don‘t – I
love to watch your beautiful alabaster skin pink and warm up under my hands ‖
James, 2011: 201. Grey is aware of his role, in which he has rights to control Steele in the relationship. However, to make her obedient, the control he exercises
towards Steele is followed by the punishments. ―And then his hand is no longer there… and he hits me – hard.
Ow
My eyes spring open in response to the pain, and I try to rise, but his hand moves between my shoulder blades keeping me
down‖ James, 2011: 193. By using punishments, he wants to exert his masculine power over Steele and to show that he is physically stronger than Steele is.
As a man, Grey is also described as an independent man. It shows his freedom to choose what he wants in his life. His independence makes no one is
taking charge to control, dictate, and demand what he should be and should do in his life.
In the story, Grey is presented as an independent person, supported by the fact of his achievement as the CEO of his own big and famous company, and also
by the way he behaves and acts. As a man, he believes that a man can be freely dreaming whatever he wants and be able to achieve his dreams. Taken from his
two statements to Steele, ―A man can dream, Anastasia.‖ He leans over me and
grasps my chin James, 2011: 141, and ―A man can hope, Anastasia, dream even,
and sometimes his dreams come true ‖ James, 2011: 260. These imply that he
believes, as a man, he can achieve everything he wants and it is his rights. He is free to express himself through his dreams and hopes. Besides, he wants to
