Jim Jones

November 18, 1978. James (Jim) Jones was a religious leader of the People’s Temple cult and is responsible for more the deaths of 909 men, women, and children through a mass suicide using cyanide-laced grape punch. Aided by his high IQ and his manipulative ways, Jones was able to carry out his communist goals. Jones managed to wipe out 909 people overnight which lands him a well earned spot in history. James (Jim) Warren Jones was born to James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam Jones on May 13, 1931 in Crete

Jim Jones The mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is , however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision. At one level, the deaths at Jonestown can be viewed as the product of obedience, of

The mass suicides, that took place under the influence of Reverend Jim Jones, can be explained from a sociological perspective. By looking at how the group dynamics played into the outcome one gets a better idea of the whys? of the massacre. The sociological explanation is but one way to explain this horrific event. It is , however, the only one explored in this essay for reasons of concision. At one level, the deaths at Jonestown can be viewed as the product of obedience, of people complying

Rhodes breaks down what he actually thought about Jim Jones after the massacre in his hotel room in Curacao. His evaluation of Jim Jones is interesting due to the fact that he had all these reasons to not follow him but since no one else said anything, Odell wasn't able to stand up for what he believed in much like many of the other survivors. The group mindset had worn off and Odell started to list all of the things he was against that Jim Jones did, such as Denigrated sex, but he slept with women

As the betrayal began to increase, the more severe the punishments became. Jim Jones had very little tolerance for disrespect, disobedience, negativity, and secrets. He was determined to keep everyone under control. Once the cult was discovered at Jonestown, there was a tape that Jones recorded during the time the People’s Temple was going to commit suicide. “Jones himself can be heard for the majority of the 45-minute recording as he is attempting to persuade the members into committing suicide

Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre November 18, 1978, altered America, but the process leading up to that day began much earlier by a mind only described as perverse. The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, Peoples Temple as it is commonly referred, led by James Warren Jones blazed its own way into the history books with what is still one of the most disastrous endings of a movement. Jim Jones is known for founding the most infamous cult in American history; his reputation revolves around

disaster”(Jonestown Massacre 2). Jim Jones, a cult leader of the Peoples Temple, was responsible for the loss of the 900+ people that died in Guyana on November 18, 1978. Before all of this Jim Jones was a normal man living a life as a preacher who preached against racism. Throughout his life he was very popular by “currying favor with public officials and the media, donated money to numerous charitable causes and delivered votes for various politicians at election times”(History Staff). Jim Jones was a cult leader

by Jim Jones in a term coined by Jones himself, “Revolutionary Suicide”. Nine hundred and nine lives were taken on that devastating day (McGehee). Jones used powerful methods of persuasion to gather nearly one thousand members of the People’s Temple to migrate to Guyana in South America to form the settlement known as Jonestown. It is believed that Jim Jones chose the secluded location of Guyana for the purpose of containing the citizens so they could not flee their new formed society. Jones was

Ever since Jim Jones was a little boy he has always believed in god and it never stop when he grew up to the point the he became a preacher for a church called people’s temple. In the beginning everything seems fine a great, Jones was a great preacher, the audience was good, it just seems like a normal church the people will go to and believe that Jones had good intention of helping people to believe in god and helping the poor but that slowly soon turn into something more sinister. The people’s

The Reverend Jim Jones was a psychopath who ultimately lead hundreds of people to their deaths in Guyana. Although never being diagnosed officially there are signs of behavior to point to Jim Jones being a psychopath and narcissist. Why were people so reluctant to follow him and teachings, especially those of different ethnic backgrounds. Jonestown was probably one of the biggest cults America has ever seen.The cult was orchestrated by one of the most powerful preachers in Jim Jones ever to live