Bigger Thomas did horrible things that most people in this world could never do. A personality comprised of violence, compulsive lying, and no emotional connection to other living things are three pieces of evidence that can prove why Bigger may be a sociopath. Throughout the book, Native Son, Bigger takes the lives of two people without any sense of guilt or remorse. This could be because of fear and the way he was raised, or Bigger could be suffering from a very serious psychological disorder. A sociopath does not feel emotion towards others, and only looks out for the good of himself, which perfectly exemplifies the protagonist in this novel.
Scout even apologizes and referred to her ability as a crime. This exchange demonstrates how many people in Maycomb are very closed minded in their views. Chapter 3 Quotation "'First of all,' he said, 'If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-' 'Sir?' '-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.'"
We are truly sightless to the luxury we live in. Too often we lose sight of how blessed we are. We instead become busy comparing ourselves to the next door neighbor and forget the people living in cardboard boxes in other countries. The self-centeredness Trimalchio possesses also leads to an ignorance of the world around him. Although in our culture we have an extensive amount of knowledge, we tend to be oblivious to important issues in our own nation and the countries around us.
But usually he does not think for one moment that he could be doing something more valuable with his life. The public mentality is to keep our heads down, eyes beamed into a device, living day to day in this modern world. It is funny, really, to think about how shockingly similar our current society is to the outrageously ignorant society of Fahrenheit 451. Of these many parallels “The most startling similarity between Fahrenheit 451 and today’s society is the disparagement of reading and independent thinking” (Ivy 1). In the current day and age, people rarely pick up a book before they fall asleep, and most people probably could not explain what Aldous Huxley wrote.
Behavioral Health [ 17 January 2010 ] Willowbrook – Through the Keyhole It’s apparent that society has always clung to its ignorance and indifference towards those that exhibit signs that stray from an archaic model of “normal”. A “disease” the world has been unable to cure itself of, which is most prevalent when those with opposing race, ethnicity, gender, education, economic minorities, religion, age, political views, and most notably, physical, developmental and psychological disabilities, step forward. Instead of being a population that rushes towards the unfamiliar in order to understand, overcome, and educate its people as a whole, it has been found to be far simpler and more cost effective to turn its proverbial eye away in shame
This is tragic because none of the other boys has this. Ralph and Piggy act out of the rules of society while Jack and Roger act out of ruthless nature, but Simon acts out of neither and is just naturally
This shows that only certain people in the world are willing and able to discover truth. Since most of the cavemen do not have any chance to leave the cave or even turn their necks, they assume that the shadows are the real objects. This parallels the situation the villagers are in. People tend to perceive false and wrong things as if they were real. Both stories make a point that most humans live in an imagined or falsely perceived world without knowing the truth or having the willingness to accept knowledge.
There were many different factors that led to this drastic measure and we will be discussing them separately as the lack of engrossment in books and general abhorrence towards books. In the world that we live in, physically very similar to the one Bradbury portrays, the amount of free time that we possess keeps shrinking. Fahrenheit 451 shows that the ability to concentrate is very minimal in the general population of the world due to constant exposure and stimulation from advertisements, music and transportation. Therefore, the person or group which gains access to these stimulations is capable of not only changing the mindset of the population but their complete lifestyle. Amongst all this fast-paced world, people would have rather not considered about the immense amount of books available, opting for more conventional methods of obtaining knowledge.
However, DeLisi et al studied over 800 male inmates and found no correlation between gang membership and institutional violence. Nevertheless, this study lacks population validity as it cannot be generalised to other people due to only involving male inmates. There are also no ethical issues involved but it could possibly have an element of researcher bias in terms of interpreting the results in a way to correspond to the
Sadly, people who are truly themselves, and stick to their values and beliefs tend to be alone and get overlooked often, but that’s not their problem. Just because some people use their brain, it doesn’t mean they’re boring. People who can't enjoy their life without alcohol, drugs, partying, and all their friends, are much more pathetic than people who can enjoy life without all