The Chaser '

The way the world used to look at women is crazy and although times has changed many people are still biest when it comes to women believe it or not there are still men out there the feels women are not equal to men .The Short story ,"The Chaser" is a perfect example of how the world see women . This story starts off by introducing a man name Alan who is really into a girl name Diana and, is facinated when he finds out about some potions an old man is selling that can make her obssed with him .The old man begin to explain to him that these are love potions and that any women would be summisive to him for any reason . Alan is so amazed at the thought that he shows so much intrested in each example given of the love potion’s and immediatly
Alan is so determined to get her love he somewhat tricks her into loving him. Then the story lends towards giving the feeling that something deceptive is about to happen. He walks in an old building to get the potion from the old man. the author gives the adience a hint that Alan is somewhere he should not be. The old man asked Alan do he want the love potion to give Diana without her knowing. This potion will unfortuantley change Diana and her whole life, causing her to fall crazy in love with Alan ,who she barley gives attention to. As Alan fanasize to be Diana’s obsession, so the old man’s offer becomes attractive “Its flavor is imperceptible in orange juice, soup, or cocktails and however gay and giddy she is, she will change altogether. She will want nothing but solitude and you” . Using a love potion seems to perpertrate that Alan is willing to do anything to meet his own desires and needs, no matter if Diana shares these desiers or not . True love is concerned for the desires of others rather than focusing on the desires of self. An person who loves someone else is willing to do things they dont want for that other person, but an individual who is a selfish lover will do anything to sacrifice that other person for his or her own self. Alan chooses to sacrifice Diana and her needs and want rather than sacrifice for her needs and wants,
The story starts to end by Alan not really liking the fact that she only loves him because he made her not because she wants to so he return to the old man to buy the “life-cleaner” which would of make Diana free from the spell of forced love. From the start,the old man wants to make Alan fully aware of the expensive poison that is for sale. Although Alan is for the idea of murdering someone the old man is not deterred: “‘I look at it like this,’ said the old man. ‘Please a customer with one article, and he will come back when he needs another. Even if it is more costly. he will save up for it, if necessary’” . The man is clearly guiding Alan into a trap that he has done multiple times and it worked many times before; the trap of tricking people by fulfilling a desire to be loved for a small sum, only to lure the customer into coming back to find an expensive answer to the problem they created in their pursuit of a selfish act of love. Once a life has been polluted by selfish love, the “life-cleaner” quickly becomes an attractive option. He tells Alan that people will buy the cheap potions, but that they will always come back to find a solution to the problems created by the cheap potions. As the reader realizes that Alan is motivated by selfish love, and that this love will