Hunger is what is on everyone’s plate. The more we want it the worse the hunger gets. Being hungry can come in all forms, like being hungry for food, the most basic, attention, etc. The one I have recently been exposed to is to attention. Attention is what everyone wants. Look at celebrities! All they want is attention, well most I guess. This is the main reason anyone does anything. For me, I think the hunger for attention can, also, be a hunger for approval and acceptance.
In the novel, Black Boy, Richard is a 4 year-old boy who likes to stir up trouble and, BOY, does he. This innocent little boy is so hungry for attention from his mother and father, that he does these daring things to get some. One example is, HE SET CURTAINS ON FIRE! He really just wanted to get some attention, but he went very far. He does this knowing he would be punished, but he still went ahead and did it! He knew he wanted attention and he did wrong to get it.
Also, I can really see the hunger for attention when looking at myself. I can admit, I like attention. And sometimes I starve for it. I have moved around a lot in my life and I have had to make a bunch of new friends. Whenever I would make one friend, I felt like I needed to impress their other friends, so I could have them become friends with me. Childish, I know, but hey! I was a child. Moving around was not rough and making friends was a bit. Also, my slight hunger for attention can make me want to over exaggerate things, like some stories I tell, which is not all the time! Also, this is not any more.
