Davis: Chapter 1

While reading chapter 1 we learn about how much the word “obsession” has evolved over time. Davis goes over the different types of meanings the word has had throughout the chapter. He dissects the words obsession and compulsion. He describes the obsession as being a “battle” which interestingly is the way I describe it as well. Davis speaks about the word when it was used to describe times of being at war and other times when it was used to describe demonic possession. I feel as if the reasoning for him to fill us in on the timeline of meanings the word has had was to help his readers better understand the word as a whole. It is crazy to read about all of the descriptions just one word has held over time. It just goes to show how people in specific days and ages believe different things and also react to things differently. The word will probably continue to change as the years go on as people learn more about it and its qualities.