Why The Aeroplane Was Invented

"What's produced the aeroplane is not so much the desire to fly as a rebellion agains the tyranny of time and space." [p14]

I think that what Frye means by this statement is that we didn't invent the aeroplane because we wanted to fly it was because some one wanted to prove everyone wrong and be the first to do something. I think this statement is very true because it is in the nature of human beings to want to always be right and do whatever it takes to prove that. As well humans love to rebel against any rules. Also he says "people don't get into planes because they want to fly, it's because they want to get somewhere faster." which is completely true statement, when the aeroplane was invented it wasn't just because people fantasized about flying through the air like poets used to, it was because people wanted to get places faster and to prove the disbelievers wrong. This attitude is still around today, people will spend their whole lives trying to prove something they believe is correct and a driving force to solve the problem is the satisfaction of being right.