usion, is somewhat pessimistic and Rasselas realizes that rationality has its costs. The hunger of the mind is never to be satisfied and therefore will remain in constant need of intellectual nourishment; something Abyssinia can no longer provide for him. His inexperience doesn't allow him to draw a conclusion as to what that nourishment is, however he does realize that "Man has some latent sense for which this place affords no gratification, or he has some desires distinct from sense which must be satisfied before he can be happy" (43).
             The latent sense that is alluded to here, is that intrinsic curiosity that is found in all humans; a curiosity that can be thought of as a necessity to hum
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