Who is Sharon DeBlass from Naked in Death and what is their importance? Naked_in_Death English & Literature Sharon DeBlass | Naked in Death

Sharon DeBlass is a legally licensed prostitute. Sharon apparently chose this profession in an effort to embarrass and hurt her family for reasons that are not made clear until late in the novel. Sharon's grandfather is a United States senator, her parents are both powerful lawyers, and her aunt is a congresswoman. This family history leaves the reader wondering why a woman with these connections and all this obvious family money would choose sex as a profession. Late in the novel, the reader discovers that like Dallas, Sharon DeBlass was sexually abused as a child. Rather than turn her from sex and intimacy, this experience has led Sharon to the decision to use sex to control the people in her life.