While reading the poem “Upon the Nipples of Julia’s Breast”, I realized that yes there are certainly sexual undertones to Herrick’s fixation with this specific part of Julia, but I also noticed how he went about it in a way that was preserving her purity and innocence. For example,  he compares Julia’s nipples to cherries which can represent her sweetness in character and then her actual breast is a lily which can represent her purity. So I thought, if he wanted to focus so much on her purity and innocence, why choose to write a poem about her breasts? This question made me think about how when it comes to nudity, there is a difference between the words “Naked” and “Nude”. The word Naked usually has a more sexual connotation to it where someone is exposed in a way that they are vulnerable or indecent, usually seen in a negative light, as opposed to the word “Nude” which has a softer connotation to it where someone is seen as just uncovered, pure, and even comfortable. These differences in words that essentially mean the same thing is perhaps what Herrick is trying to address. In my opinion I feel as if he is trying to show in his writing that he can depict parts of a woman that are deemed sexual in nature and still show that she is being respected and emphasized for her character. He is also trying to show that sexuality is a natural thing that should not be deemed as shameful. Julia’s uncovered sexual organs do not mean that she is suddenly not pure, Herrick demonstrates that her exposing a natural part of herself can still indicate that she is remaining innocent and pure as well as her being able to show herself and be physical with a man that she is in love with. He also attempts to convey that physical love can actually be something that should be embraced because sexual feelings are present when two people are attracted to each other anyways and once welcomed, riches and prosperity can come such as the ones he describes when he compares Julia’s breasts to rubies and pearls.