This painting Young Virgin Auto-Sodomized by Her Own Chastity is probably one of my favorite by Dali. As simple as it looks there is a lot going on in this picture. The title of this painting correlates well with it. As you can see by looking at the painting a woman is leaning over a rail with horned shaped objects being pointed at her. One of these "horns" has seemed to set itself up as the "sodomizing" one. These "horned shaped objects" also take on the shape of a phallus. The "horns" in this painting are symbollic. According to Robert Redford in his book "Dali", these "menacing" forms that take on the role of sodomizing the woman are indeed rhinoceros horns. It is explained that a rhinoceros is a very forceful animal as well as a very dangerous one. The one thing about a rhinoceros, though, is that they do not attack unless provoked. This adds another element to the painting. If the woman is being sodomized, is it because she brought it upon herself? Maybe thats where the title of the painting comes into play. It could be that because of her own chastity she has brought about its breaking. I also love the way the breaking of her chastity is pictorally shown. The railing which she is bent over takes on the sort of chastity belt. But the prominent phallus has seemed to shatter it.