Desire Lecture

             

             The lecture on desire captivated my interest greatly when we discussed whether the concept of desire, is something created or inherited. The class lesson was primarily based on the different aspects that allow us to believe desire is created and the ones that allow us to believe desire is instinctive alongside with examples for each. It’s quite riveting how we never really stop to think about these abstract ideas and concepts because we’re often too busy or ignorant about the world we live in. This lecture allowed my mind to reflect and ponder over what the Post-Modernism era elaborates on through the works of literature. In the short story A&P, Updike portrays Sammy’s desire to be inherent and physical towards the girls, but also created when he quits his job in order to feel acknowledged for his “noble action” by the girls and ultimately by Queenie. Although most of us wouldn’t quit our jobs to be acknowledged we all show traits of desire in everyday life. The desire to be successful and go to college to get a higher education could be both inherent and created. Originally human’s natural instinct and desire was to simply survive, but with time and technological advances our desires transcended into a more created one, our desire to be famous, have materialistic things, attain sums amount of money and our desire to be happy. These man-made desires are sometimes was make us forget about the inherent desires and sometimes make us selfish human beings. This lecture has and will continue to remind me of the truly important things in life.