Sitting in Judgement of Good and Evil
It can be either a natural tendency or a learned behavior to sit in judgment of certain things or events. We learn from a very early age that things are either good or bad for us, depending upon a particular circumstance. It should not come as a surprise when people become judgmental about another’s actions, personality, or appearance. Many of the truths we hold are actually learned behaviors from classroom education, parents, or socially acquired. People are exposed to biases through their environment. This is true, even within an organized religious setting such as through churches.
The following example illustrates this philosophy perfectly. We learn how influential religious fervor, communal social …show more content…
Her slanted views about a newspaper article regarding an escaped convicted murderer turn out to be eerily prophetic. In her own homespun southern way, she that leaves the reader wondering about her own ethnicity. She recounts previous social injustices through racial slang as she describes the families fateful journey. This is indicative of learned behavior from her early southern upbringing, which colored her opinions with inappropriate assumptions. Uttering racially insensitive comments, she describes the trek southward with a diatribe of terms that would be regarded with disdain in today's modern politically correct society. It is reminiscent of a bygone era of American history littered with …show more content…
Grandmother has dressed the part of a lady, prim and proper down to her white gloves and church hat. The family stops at an unassuming diner that also doubles as a combination filling station and dance hall. The establishment was run by a large man who refers to himself as Fat Sammy and his doughty wife. An oddity of the establishment was the pet monkey tied outside. The family wrongly conjectured that just because these people lived simply, that they were somehow beneath them socially. The casual talk turned towards the escaped criminal called the Misfit, and how difficult it was to find a good man anymore. Once the meal was consumed and the conversation faded, the family resumed their ill-fated journey. Unfortunately, the grandmother hatches an ill-fated scheme with the help of the children from their previous course of travel. The family takes a detour on a dirt road to explore what she thought was a forgotten memory in the form of a plantation. She realizes her mistake and in her excitement accidentally disturbs the cat that had been safely hidden beneath her feet. The frightened cat creates an uproar when it affixes itself into the neck of the driver causing the vehicle to tumble and roll. Gleefully, the excited children exclaim about the adventurous accident. Not long after the unfortunate mishap, help in the form of three
It can be either a natural tendency or a learned behavior to sit in judgment of certain things or events. We learn from a very early age that things are either good or bad for us, depending upon a particular circumstance. It should not come as a surprise when people become judgmental about another’s actions, personality, or appearance. Many of the truths we hold are actually learned behaviors from classroom education, parents, or socially acquired. People are exposed to biases through their environment. This is true, even within an organized religious setting such as through churches.
The following example illustrates this philosophy perfectly. We learn how influential religious fervor, communal social …show more content…
Her slanted views about a newspaper article regarding an escaped convicted murderer turn out to be eerily prophetic. In her own homespun southern way, she that leaves the reader wondering about her own ethnicity. She recounts previous social injustices through racial slang as she describes the families fateful journey. This is indicative of learned behavior from her early southern upbringing, which colored her opinions with inappropriate assumptions. Uttering racially insensitive comments, she describes the trek southward with a diatribe of terms that would be regarded with disdain in today's modern politically correct society. It is reminiscent of a bygone era of American history littered with …show more content…
Grandmother has dressed the part of a lady, prim and proper down to her white gloves and church hat. The family stops at an unassuming diner that also doubles as a combination filling station and dance hall. The establishment was run by a large man who refers to himself as Fat Sammy and his doughty wife. An oddity of the establishment was the pet monkey tied outside. The family wrongly conjectured that just because these people lived simply, that they were somehow beneath them socially. The casual talk turned towards the escaped criminal called the Misfit, and how difficult it was to find a good man anymore. Once the meal was consumed and the conversation faded, the family resumed their ill-fated journey. Unfortunately, the grandmother hatches an ill-fated scheme with the help of the children from their previous course of travel. The family takes a detour on a dirt road to explore what she thought was a forgotten memory in the form of a plantation. She realizes her mistake and in her excitement accidentally disturbs the cat that had been safely hidden beneath her feet. The frightened cat creates an uproar when it affixes itself into the neck of the driver causing the vehicle to tumble and roll. Gleefully, the excited children exclaim about the adventurous accident. Not long after the unfortunate mishap, help in the form of three