Susan Minot's Lust

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Susan Minot’s story, “Lust”, is told in a time where women were experimenting with and experiencing more and more personal freedom. One possible thematic interpretation is the search for self-awareness as the author experiences sexual encounters, thought by many to be a distinguishing part of adulthood and maturity. This theme is well represented as she portrays the gradual disintegration and devaluation of the female soul as they grow from childhood into adolescence, and eventually adulthood. However another possible theme may be the difference in ways males and females approach sexuality, in reference to one woman’s youthful sexual experiences. Another thematic possibility is the search of human beings for live and fulfillment that is always
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