It should be noted that in the chronology section of the novel it was said that the book Therese the Philosopher, a bestselling pornographic novel, was published in 1748 and most likely easily accessible to Sade. I think that this was included in the chronology section because it was possibly an influence over Sade and eventually led to his creation of 120 Days of Sodom. In 1763 Sade asked a prostitute to satisfy some of his sexual urges to which she refused. It is also important to note he requests of her to engage in sodomy which is illegal and leads to his eventual imprisonment. Sade would take part in more even more sexually deviant deeds such as having an affair, organizing an orgy, poisoning with Spanish fly, participating in sodomy, abduction, rape, murder, and incest. This in particular is interesting because all of these acts are also committed by Sade’s characters within his text 120 Days of Sodom. It may be theorized that Sade wrote this novel while in prison, one of the many times he found himself there, because he was unable to fulfill his sexual fantasies without being caught or ridiculed. The countless pornographic scenes seem to elude his own desires to sexually please himself. Not only this, but as the text drones on more and more abuse and murder happens which could be because Sade is so angry at everyone for not allowing him to have these pleasures whether it be the police or his sexual partners. Knowing that a lot of the occurrences in the book were not actually so fiction in reality makes the reader question why the author wrote such things. It certainly seems to me as though it may be because of anger and resentment to those who would not allow him to ‘live his life peacefully’.