The human body has been called a work of art. Glorified in the days of the Renaissance by sculptors and artists alike, the human body has always been looked at with awe. In Scott Russell Sanders suggestive essay "Looking at Women" he questions the different views, and thoughts which are placed upon women. What transpires from cultural upbringings, our experiences, and the subconscious, is our opinion of how we view people at only a moment's glance.
             "As long as men have eyes, they will gaze with yearning and confusion at women." (Pg 257) That is how Sanders describes the view of most males, in their reactive starring of women. Sanders, repeatedly, describes examples of the thoughts and comments men have, when a stimulant is introduced into their environment. Sanders uses examples of Darwinism and DNA, to show that culture along with genes have a definite effect on the reactions of men to women. Men in order to "feed the need", to pass on their "genetic material," are ultimately over stimulated by the sight of a women's body. In the same sense, women's natural and most basic instinct is to attract men. Women use several alluring hooks, rendering men helpless to take the bait. In Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex", he states, "she occupies herself in catching him in her trap."(pg 253) Weather instigated or not, women will always be a target for desire
             These basic instincts are not the only reason why men look at women. Sander's refers to men as swains, and ignorant at times to acknowledge what they truly feel. The term ignorant closely describes these men who look at women to fulfill their "appetites." These men who categorize women as objects are lost in their own deepest feelings. They trap themselves as objects of vision only, when so much more lies beneath.
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