Hard Time To Hard Life Analysis

While the exact reason for aggressiveness is unknown, scientist have recently been making new discoveries on the root of the growing problem. Regarding this, Jane E. Brody’s “A Bully’s future, from Hard Time to Hard Life” highlights the growing problem of bullying and how it affects not only the bullies but also the victims later on in life. In addition, Pamela Paul’s “The Playground gets Tougher” looks into younger children’s viciousness and how the parent’s attitude could influence the growth or decrease in the child’s bullying. On the other hand, Dan Markowitz’s “Measuring Athlete’s Levels of Aggression” discusses the false belief that athletes can turn on and off their aggression on and off the field and how it can transform into destructible …show more content…
Likewise, James Gordon’s “To Study Aggression, A Fight for Flies” looks into the biological difference between male and female fly brains and discovers that the males have more of the aggressive chemical in their brain. Overall, while every individual has a certain level of maliciousness inside them, the extent of their behavior may depend on the person’s upbringing, genetic makeup, or personal morals. While authority influences may lead to positive outcomes often times these influences cause irreversible damage to the child’s demeanor or attitude. Furthermore, Brody elaborates more on the subject by discussing how the “bullies are not born, they are made” and their actions become so “ingrained that it shapes their personalities and behavior for life.” Brody introduces this controversial idea, implying that the problem does not lie within the individual but that it resides in the parenting of the child. Similarly, Palmer provides more insight when she interviews Eileen O’Connor, a lawyer and mother of five girls, stating that “parents not only enable it, they engage in it.” In the same article, Palmer interviewed another mother whose daughter had been kicked out of multiple exclusive clubs. She was surprised by the fierceness but was even more …show more content…
While younger children do not have a say on their fate as they grow older more decisions are placed on their shoulders, such as what friends to hang out with or how they are going to act in society. Golding displays the four main different branches of personalities in society. For example, Ralph, the most powerful boy on the island, represents civil society. His saying “the rules are all we got,” conveys his love for the rules and how he believes everyone should follow them to keep a cordial community. However, Jack, the power thirsty boy on the island, continually tries to break the rules and puts hunting before everything else. In fact, at one meeting he interrupted Ralph with “Bullock to the rules! We’re strong, we hunt!” and he began to dance with a “bloodthirsty snarl.” Jack’s desire to kill and overthrow Ralph portrays human’s inner desire for dominance and power. On the other hand, Golding uses Simon to depict the more aware part of society. While the boys all go hunting to look for the so called beast, Simon confronts the beast where it claims “you know perfectly well you’ll meet me down there.” This is when the reader can conclude that the beast is not an animal like the children believe it is actually apart of them. Simon was the only boy to make this realization. The last section Golding illustrates, is the logical part of society. Golding using the