A Book Report on Laurence Sterne's book called "A Sentimental Journey"

<Tab/><Tab/>The travel-book called "A Sentimental Journey" was written by Laurence Sterne; is about his own sentimental journey to France and Italy. In the eighteenth century, in England there was a great interest for travelling and for travel books. Sterne's "A Sentimental Journey" is a travel-book or it is considered to be a travel book. In fact, this book is different from the others, because it …

…For Sterne women are important and they are not tools for sexual interaction but for Yorick, women are essential only in sexual interaction. He has something inferior in him, he feels loss of power in himself. He simply insists on control. While searching for control and power, he gets self-confidence through women. His treatment of women is certainly unjust. Therefore, Laurence Sterne shows us the truth indirectly by the help of a character like Yorick.