Society does not make our decisions; we make our own decisions and decide for ourselves what we want. Society may influence us to make certain decisions, but overall it is the individual’s choice. The monster in the novel Frankenstein made the decision to kill several people and ultimately that was his choice. As individuals we innately know who we are and what we believe. Rousseau, a French philosopher, believed that we are all born with honest intentions and over time society corrupts us and our views. For example, in the novel Frankenstein, the monster had honorable intentions and he sought to do what was right, but the world would not accept him for who he was. This infuriated the monster and as a result, he killed numerous people. Consequently, babies are innocent and cannot identify the difference between right and wrong. Therefore, they need to be taught this concept; society can warp this truth which can cause them to eventually become corrupt and have differing views. On the other hand, if they are taught the difference between right and wrong and this concept is not skewed they will eventually become upstanding individuals in society. Therefore the truth will remain the same even if people view it differently. Everyone has contrary views on what the truth is and can skew it, but the truth does not change as a
Society does not make our decisions; we make our own decisions and decide for ourselves what we want. Society may influence us to make certain decisions, but overall it is the individual’s choice. The monster in the novel Frankenstein made the decision to kill several people and ultimately that was his choice. As individuals we innately know who we are and what we believe. Rousseau, a French philosopher, believed that we are all born with honest intentions and over time society corrupts us and our views. For example, in the novel Frankenstein, the monster had honorable intentions and he sought to do what was right, but the world would not accept him for who he was. This infuriated the monster and as a result, he killed numerous people. Consequently, babies are innocent and cannot identify the difference between right and wrong. Therefore, they need to be taught this concept; society can warp this truth which can cause them to eventually become corrupt and have differing views. On the other hand, if they are taught the difference between right and wrong and this concept is not skewed they will eventually become upstanding individuals in society. Therefore the truth will remain the same even if people view it differently. Everyone has contrary views on what the truth is and can skew it, but the truth does not change as a