Joseph Andrews is a novel written in the middle eighteenth century by Henry Fielding. In this novel, Fielding talks of human nature and of the need for control of sexuality. He does not just come right out and say it, but instead expresses his concern through examples of the constant sexual advances through the entire novel, Mr. Wilson's experiences, and the little self control people have in containing themselves properly.         The most obvious example of …showed first 75 words of 884 total…

…showed last 75 words of 884 total…tell the reader a moral that one should contain himself and not to let his natural desire be fulfilled through little pleasures. Through the sexual advances made on Joseph and Fanny, this desire for them by the other characters tells the reader not to become so barbaric. Through the stories of Leonora and Mr. Wilson, the moral reason is not lose their solf control just because somebody is attractive and they want a quick thrill.