The bestselling erotic trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey has taken the world on by storm. It's not only out grossed the Harry Potter and Twilight series, but the up-and-coming movie adaptation of the novel is already the hottest topic in showbiz and it hasn't even been cast yet. It all begins rather simply. Anastasia Steele, a 21-year-old college student, is sent to Seattle to cover an interview for her sick roommate Kate. While Ana is expecting to interview a middle-aged CEO, she is surprised to find Christian Grey not only young, but dazzlingly handsome! Ana makes a dramatic entrance and ends up on her hands and knees, fumbling round the awkward sexual tension she eventually reads out Kate's prewritten questions, including the embarrassing "are you gay" question. While Anastasia leaves the interview feeling like a failure and also with her mind stuck on Mr. Grey, the pair are reunited when Christian hunts her down at her place of work.
What starts out like a normal romance turns strange very quickly. Christian makes Ana sign a non disclosure form before anything can happen between them and introduces her to his red room of pain. Naturally, this shocks the virginal college girl, but she tries to keep an open mind. Their sexual relationship releases Ana's inner goddess - but it's not enough for Mr. Grey. Christian wants Ana as his submissive. He even gives her a contract to sign with a bunch of clauses pertaining to her lifestyle as well as in the bedroom. Ana is so desperately obsessed with Christian she agrees to participate in his perverse fantasies. What is interesting about the story is that Ana isn't really a submissive. She's quite defiant outside of the bedroom and is certainly not shy about speaking her mind.
As their relationship progresses, Anastasia is the one who gets Christian to do what she wants - she knows exactly what she is doing. She demands a SAAB instead of an Audi in the second book, and Mr. Grey happily obliges. Even in the bedroom she just plays along with the submissive role in their S&M scenes, but it's clear to see she's not into it. She definitely doesn't enjoy pain and mostly goes along with the whole thing to please Christian. One thing that's certain is that Christian is not a family man. He doesn't do normal relationships that last over three months, yet in a smaller time frame he not only marries Ana, but even though he's so obsessive about Ana's contraception, by the end of book three the couple have two children. So who's the dominant one in this relationship?
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