hamsun his miserable life and hunger

The article about Christian perversions was interesting. I used to think people used to believe in god because it gave them hope that if they were good they would get rewarded. But I found it odd that people see punishment as a reason too believe. It could possibly because they don’t trust themselves or they are messed up.  You can sort of see this in the relationship with his uncle. His uncle who bought him and beat him obviously didn’t really love him or at least know how to show it. I'm assuming the only attention Hamsun got from his uncle was from beatings. Hamsun must have liked the beatings in some way because at least an adult would acknowledge his existence, the way the guy in hunger wants god to punish him thus recognizing him and also showing the existence of god, which would give him a sense of order. I think Hamsun must have loved his uncle more than his real father, because at least his uncle acknowledged him. I find it interesting the way they say giving is pride, because it makes you feel good. I agree people give to clarify their conscience, not really to help the people in need. But there are always the people that don’t need to be heroic as long as some one else is helping they aren’t bothered by the fact that they aren’t taking action as long as those in need are okay. There are good and bad qualities to both. What I find very interesting are Hamsun’s political views. He has eccentric views that are contradictory not politically responsible and don’t seem to be backed up by anything. There’s some pride and humility in this I think. Pride because he’s projecting this eccentric image for attention or to be content with his own uniqueness or something. Also he could show humility because he knows he’s not in power and no one will agree they won’t follow him, so he chooses to believe something for no social cause only himself. He could also think this because he wants to be punished by society. He could also want to be further out cast which would give him a higher sense of individualism and identity, he clearly didn’t really like people and probably found more content in the development and realization of himself. The guy in hunger also outcasts himself on purpose, but is still starving for something with in him self, that’s why he’s starving himself.