Desire Discussion

            While reading the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, we discussed the differences in class between inherent desires and created desires.  It made me realize how many of our desires are created by the media.  Also, many inherent desires are skewed by advertising and the media.  For example, we need food and water to survive, but advertising causes us to desire specific foods, like candy or soda.  We desire foods like these, not because we need them to survive, but because advertisements make them appeal to the senses.  Naturally, all animals have sexual desires.  However, humans desire marriage and dating because the media, as well as society, cause us to believe that dating and/or getting married will allow us to fulfill our sexual desires.