Since early vampire stories, the vampire’s predatory behaviour has acquired a connotation of transgressive sexuality. In Gothic literature, the vampire is an immortal creature who must prey on mortals to maintain their undeadness. I postulate that Gothic fiction is a significant breakout of this hypothesis by highlighting (with reference to the vampire) its sexual transgressiveness. In The History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault put forward the “repression hypothesis” concerning, in the modern age, sexuality. Gore does not accept any view of the world which is prevalent in the vast oeuvre of works and puts it in close scrutiny, breaking the hegemony. His undoing of the notions of heterosexuality in his work has brought in different perspective to people at the time when such concepts were hardly thought off or even existed. Gore has raised his voice in 'City and The Pillar' as a form of resistance to the widely accepted view towards heterosexuality.

The present paper is an attempt to study 'City and The Pillar' (1948) from the perspective of Queer theory. Gore Vidal in his work 'City and the Pillar' voiced his concerns and resistance for such so called naturalization of sex. Compulsory heterosexuality is propounded by such systems only. He through his works has tried to uncover the fraudulency of the hypocrite society and its systems.

He has thrown light into various pertinent issues related with politics and religion and he was vociferous about homosexuality as well. Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (1925-2012) an American writer and public intellectual who has contributed immensely towards creating a whole corpus of literature has scarcely been studied. However, in the contemporary times the postmodern theory and criticism has brought about a renaissance/plethora of studies on popular literature. Many prominent writers despite their exhaustive efforts for creating art have always earned sneering denigration of academicians. Artist's creation of the art is an act through which artist tries to propound his ideas and ideologies. Literature is an instrument and a vehicle for social reality, ideas and truths.

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