Venus In Furs

 Venus in Furs is a novel about a man being a slave to a beautiful woman.
The meaning of 'power' takes very different parts for woman and man.
Man gets power with his wealth, strength and ability. While woman gets power with her beauty.
In this book, the main character, Saverin, adores goddess-like woman and willing to be a slave for her.
He wants to get punished by her and rejected by her. Through that he feels passion about love.
He goes nuts when Wanda, the Venus like woman, wears fur.
 Wanda is a widow. She wants happy life with her next future husband and wish it could be Saverin since she loves him. But instead she decided to play along for an year to see if Saverin is the right guy to marry. She gets surprised at first when Saverin wanted her to whip him and hit him and be cruel to him so he can beg her fro her love. But later she enjoys it with him and abuse him and treat him like a slave.
The ending of the novel is predictable. Wanda meets other man and abandons Saverin.

The real question about this book is this. How do man and woman use their powers when it comes to love? Who will win in the end?
Woman seek man who can satisfy her needs and love her unconditionally. Man, on the other hand, want obedient woman as a wife but when it comes to love, he needs someone who can fulfill his fantasy.

That woman, as nature has created her, and man at present is educating her, is man's enemy. She can only be his slave or his despot, but never his companion. This she can become only when she has the same rights as he and is his equal in education and work.

It is just that woman and man are very different that it is very difficult to satisfy both. One of them has to be obedient and willing to give all.