Are People Generally Either Good Or Evil

A new born baby is not born with sinful thoughts. Babies are axiomation of purity and innocence . Experiences such as a bad childhood, neglect by parents, abuse, power changes humans into being evil. How someone is nurtured also determines if they will become good or evil. Ego, lust, jealousy, betrayal, failure, and greed are some causes of evil.One is not born evil.

One theme in To KIll a Mockingbird is people are not what they seem. Mrs. Dubose seems like a mean person. She picks on kids like Jem and Scout. She is racist. She is nosey and sticks her nose in other peoples’ business. Under all of that, she is actually struggling. She is addicted to morphine. She resists her addiction in a stubborn, courageous way. Before she dies, she gives Jem a flower as a thank you. To the children, Atticus is quiet and peaceful. He is scholarly and dislikes confrontation. They later found out he is known as the town’s best shot. He also took the Robinson case against the town’s wishes. Later, Atticus delt with the mob calmly to save the man he was defending. This shows that people are not always what they seem.

Since the beginning of time there has been confusion about every aspect of life and with confusion comes a number of questions we cannot completely answer or forget. How did we transform from one creature to another? Why are people so violent? Are we inherently good or evil? These are questions that have been asked for centuries, and have taken ever longer to possibly answer. It might be numerous decades from now before they finally answer these questions but, nevertheless many people are trying by using evidence, theories, faith, and science to answer these questions as accurately as possible. Mainly the question about whether we are innately innocent or not. Most people, say humans are inherently evil, that there is evil in all of us. That could be the reason why kids enjoy watching ants succumb when they burn them with reflected rays of sunlight. However, many believe that we are born good with a clean slate and that it is society of whom changes that. I believe that we are born sinful/evil and that society influence us to be good. The facts have proven humans to be innately evil through genetics, control, and mistreatment.

In his short article Do Good People Turn Evil?, Doctor Adam Grant suggested that researchers might have drawn the wrong conclusions from both Stanley Milgram’s “obedience” experiments, and Philip Zimbardo’s infamous Stanford Prison Experiment.

There were several “mockingbird” personalities in To Kill a Mockingbird, but the two that stood out to me were Miss Maudie and Scout Finch. They’re not always happy and were never ideal people, but they never caused any harm during any major conflicts in the novel. Their attitudes were usually positive, and could sometimes get too positive. Both Scout and Mrs. Maudie were always in a better state of mind than people who constantly had ideas about business and never had much fun.

A straightforward question. Are humans naturally good or evil? A simple question that has many of different answers and a question that may require deep thinking. For me, both sides I was drawn to. My household is christian, so I thought of the religious answer, but I also thought that people are born good and their environment and decisions can cause them to be evil. This is what I came up with.

According to Scout’s social hierarchy, these women are equally important, however, Miss Maudie is treated far better and liked much more. Why? Because she treats the children as equals while Mrs. DuBose sees herself as superior. The entire concept of superiority creates a flawed demeanor, thus leading to the negative appearance with which Mrs. DuBose, along with any other person of the same mind set, is associated. Demeanor is a very important thing, and if it were not for Miss Maudie and Mrs. DuBose, Scout and Jem may have never learned the right poise in which to hold themselves.

Scout experiences her first contact with evil when her father, Atticus Finch, becomes the lawyer for Tom Robinson, and she has to bear the impact of racial prejudice from teachers, 'friends', relatives and other citizens of Maycomb, "I guess it's not your fault if Uncle Atticus is a nigger-lover besides, but I’m here to tell you it certainly does mortify the rest of the family-"(83). Because of this exposure to abdominal prejudice, Scout's development is ruled by the question of how she will proceed with her life, with her conscience and state of mind intact or with it being spoiled and destroyed like the characters Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. Even though Scout remains a child throughout the entire book, her perspective on life in general develops from that of a naive and innocent child into a near-adult. This development is displayed when Scout seems to understand a concept that even some adults don't," 'Yes sir, I understand," I reassured him. "Mr. Tate was right." ..."Well, it'd sort of be like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?"(276). This is partly due to Atticus' wisdom, as through him, Scout learns that even though mankind will always have the ability to perform much evil, it also has the same capacity to do and be the complete opposite. "Atticus, he was real

In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” Scout is and unreliable narrator because of her young age and mind that is influenced by numerous factors that make her question her core beliefs. For example, she often tells ghost stories of “Boo” Radley and gets into fights with other children at school, she even finds gum inside a tree and “[Her] first impulse was to get it as quickly into [her] mouth as possible” (Lee 44). She is a capricious narrator because she is influenced by her father’s beliefs but still resorts to violence when frustrated by a classmate. Although she is very literate, she still has the outlook of a child and can’t understand situations the same as an adult would. We as readers should listen to the way Scout communicates with others and the language she uses.

What is thought of as immoral to one person can be seen as ethical to another, and vice versa. This is due to the difference in the way humans perceive things, which is part of the intricacy of mankind. "During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man." (Hobbes) Hobbes states that Humans are naturally evil and need a powerful government to control them. Is it true? Rousseau thinks otherwise. "In reasoning on the principles he (Thomas Hobbes) lays down, he ought to have said that the state of nature, being that in which the care for our own preservation is the least prejudicial to that of others, was consequently the best

"Are humans inherently good or evil". This argument is controversial because it involves our own species and the nature of us being good or evil and is also very subjective. Human nature is the belief that humans have natural instincts or tendencies in relation to the way they think, feel or act. According to Plato, "Evil acts are committed only out of ignorance. As a result it is inherently against human nature to be evil.

Summary: Scout and Jem are the most dynamic characters (but they are not the only ones). As a result of the events, Scout and Jem gain a new awareness of who they are and the cruelty as well as the kindness of humanity. I think the very last few lines of the book will help you with this. Note that the book takes place over several years. Look through the chapter summaries online and sort of chart how they grow. In the beginning they are just kids; they are curious about Boo, someone different from them who they never see, and in their childish way, they are a little cruel. As they grow up, they learn that everything is not as it appears. The old lady who Jem has to look after is not as her cruel exterior would have you believe; she is merely a poor old woman with a morphine addiction. Atticus seems to be the gentlest creature alive, but he kills that rabid dog when he has to, without ever telling the children he knows how to shoot. They learn about cruelty the Tom Robinson trial and the plight of the Ewells. And they learn that they, too, can work to make the world a better place. In the end, they understand just why it would be cruel to make Boo Radley suffer any kind of scandal.

Just as Scout defied the rules that society constrained her to she was able to still be her own person and create her own person rather than acting as a “lady” as multiple people had tried to manipulate her into becoming. Being a lady is not defined by the way a person acts or thinks. It is defined by how one perceives it for themselves and not letting anyone else change who they wish to be. Everyone is their own lady—Metaphorically speaking—and should not focus on how others define them, but rather on how they can execute being a better person to help improve society. To Kill a Mockingbird opens readers eyes to the social injustices that are seen in civilization and how to avoid them and be their own

    In this world, there are many classic sources of literature. Whether it be “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, or “Gone With the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell, these classic pieces teach us lots about their characters and their growth over time. One classic example of literature, “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is especially good at this. In “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Lee characterizes the protagonist Scout by showing how she does not conform to or care for stereotypes, has a bad temper and is vindictive, and by showing that although Scout is intelligent, she still lacks maturity.

When we humans, are brought down to our most basic selfs, with no house, no car, no clothes, we automatically revert back to our animal instincts. These instincts tell us to fight for survival. Our instincts have no morals and tell us to do anything to survive. So are humans inherently evil? If you define evil as doing things without morals and with no care for who you hurt in the process then yes, humans are inherently