HUNGRY FOR ATTENTION

     Richard Wright is a young boy hungry for attention.

1. Burning his house on fire

2. Killing a kitten

3. Getting drunk at the age of 6

4. Learning how to count

These are some of the actions Richard took in order to receive attention, either from his parents or from random people on the street. Of course Richard is not alone. I do not blame Richard for his actions. That is just what every child wants. Attention. Am I right? In most causes kids always want to impress their parents. For some reason Richard has this strong desire for attention. In most cases, his original intentions result in becoming out of hand. “Hunger stole upon me slowly that at first I was not aware of what hunger really meant… It had been a normal hunger that had made me beg constantly for bread, and when I ate a crust or two I was satisfied.” Although, Richard was referring to hunger relating to food, I took it as if he was explaining about his fetish for attention. Once you receive the attention you wanted you are satisfied. But in Richard’s case, anything he does is not enough. When you do not get the satisfaction you want, the hungry will control you. (That’s just in my opinion).

     Young Richard isn’t alone in his craving. Everyone always longs for some attention. When you are young, when you are a teenager and even when you are an adult. At school the one person in your class who tries to be funny and talks too much, is the person who is hungry for attention. Or that is just the way they are. A little boy who takes his father literally by killing a kitten is hungry for attention. Or he is just being a kid. OR he is out of his mind.   

I am hungry for attention.

Sometimes…