Why Fifty Shades of Grey is the new black

Christian Grey was one reason that most readers were intrigued and confused after reading the Fifty Shades trilogy by EL James. The recent announcement by James to release another novel titled Grey, based on the man’s point of view, has kicked up a storm. The author is all set to earn yet another million dollars with the fourth installment Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey-As told By Christian, which has triggered adrenaline and excitement.

James realised that there were several questions which were left unanswered. Her trilogy described Christian as a dominating BDSM loving entrepreneur, who needed sympathies by explaining his mysterious past life. Erika Mitchell (pen name EL James), described as a shy British mom by Time magazine, revolutionised soft eroticism by taking Mills and Boon romance to another level. Living in Buckinghamshire, she was drowned with letters and emails questioning mysterious world of grey. James hopes to comfort the intrigued fans by entering the complex mind of Grey. The book will be released on June 18, Mr Grey’s birthday — imaginative, right?

By the time James completed the trilogy including Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, there were several authors who let their imagination run like wild horses. Enthusiastic writers from the online communities conceived a whole new world of Ana and Christian. They imagined a situation as bizarre as the couple meeting in their next life, Christian dying in a Charlie-Tango like accident, Ana-Grey office romance, Christian finding Ana as a nanny for his five-year old daughter. A writer in "Fifty Shades of Reverse" thought of role reversal with 27-year-old Ana being interviewed by a 21-year-old Grey.

With the heightened curiosity revolving around Grey, it was much expected by James to revisit the world of Grey. The trilogy was the highest-earning best seller and the film starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson has earned $500 million so far.

Some questions that the readers would want answered in the upcoming novel:

Would Christian Grey respond to the feminists: Grey’s behaviour - from deciding a gynaecologist for Anastasia to deciding her diet or her clothes - was laced with obsessive oppression. The idea of dominant and bondage sex was big enough and called for reaction by civilised societies striving for equality. The new novel might give a few logical explanations considering the earlier ones were banned by a few libraries in the US and a section protested outside the theatres, during film's premiere.

Would it explain men in submissive situations: Several attempts have been made to curb the incessant rant on faux feminism by those who believe that men are as much an oppressed lot as women. Is James trying to explore the theories put up by men supposedly exploited by women? May be her novel would elaborate the character of Christian’s foster mother’s friend Elena Lincoln, who seduces him and takes him to a dark world, where he remained a "submissive" for six years.

Would the novel explore the world of BDSM: The novel and subsequently the movie took us to the forbidden world of BDSM. Many Indians heard of it for the first time when the film/book reached India, but across the world, it was panned for taking the readers to a mythical world of BDSM. Novel was slammed by real BDSM enthusiasts for being overrated and untrue to the subject. The intriguing world of BDSM was reduced to a marketing gimmick, offering scope for in-film promotions.

Is it the sad story of a man with a traumatic childhood: James has a chance to revisit Grey’s past, which was scantily described in the previous novel. The upcoming novel might emerge as a treat for the suckers of dark plots as it has sufficient scope to elaborate portions from Grey’s childhood — that of a distressed four-year-old toddler, who is discovered by cops besides his mother’s body, an abused sex worker who commits suicide.

Would it be the new "Papa porn": James was celebrated for introducing a new genre called "mommy porn" by narrating a virgin woman’s point of view on sex. The man’s mind was largely left unexplained and that is precisely from where James plans to take it forward.

Until the mystic world of Grey unfolds, it’s “Laters Baby!”