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The Negativity of Naturalism The need for more should not be looked down upon at all because it is natural and unavoidable to desire progression in knowledge and possessions. It is a very common occurrence for Americans to criticize other Americans for having a “need for more.” All of the readings that I have done on this subject are making this need for more out to be some sort of horrible trait which every American possesses whether they like it or not. In all of my readings on this supposedly undesirable "more" factor, the only Americans that do not possess this need are, implicitly, the people writing on the subject. Many writers hint at the fact that they think this need for more could quite potentially be the downfall of America. They make such comments as “if they supply of more went on forever it wouldn’t matter very much but what if there were less more to be had?” (Shames, 59) and “the fact that our economic frontier may finally be passing creates in us not only money worries but also a crisis of morale and even of purpose” (Shames, 61). If America doesn’t do something to change, some analysts think the possibility of a downfall will become a reality. The definition of the need for more is commonly limited to wanting more clothes and accessories, toys, and electronics. But not only do Americans have a need for more of the items I just mentioned, but also for more advancements in science and technology, and general advancements of the efficiency of the environments in which we live. Why is this need for more is such a bad thing? It is only natural for humans, with the complex minds that we have been given, to experience a diminishing satisfaction of the things we already possess, whether it be material things or knowledge. Think back to when you were a small child and all of the toys that you might have had. I remember my electric Lego train. When I first received it as a present, I was obsessed with it. I experienced great satisfaction in starting with a big bag of individual pieces and combining and constructing them into something amazing. Once I was done building I had a blast driving the train all over the tracks, making different combinations of tracks, accelerating on the straight-aways and pushing the speed to the limits on the curves until I crashed the train and had to put to use my train repair skills that I had gained through instructions and experience.
Approximate Word count = 1557
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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