Love 2.0 Analysis

In Fredrickson’s, “Love 2.0” Fredrickson introduces her radical definition of love by describing the biological aspect of human interactions. She is able to completely challenge the conventional view of love that society holds onto, and creates a whole new perspective on it. Gladwell’s selection, “The Power of Context” also proposes a radical idea that people are sensitive to their environments. People are usually thought to act due to their past experiences, however, Gladwell supports the idea that people act due to factors in the environment in which they live. “Love 2.0,” discusses how the mind and body are the most important factors when discussing love. On the other hand, “The Power of Context,” discusses how the environment is the main factor that determines one's actions. Even though the selections discuss different …show more content…
He states, “What we think of as inner states—preferences and emotions—are actually powerfully and imperceptible influenced by seemingly inconsequential personal influences”(157). Gladwell explains that everything that individuals feel are influenced by other people. This can be used to expand on Fredrickson’s selection by explaining that people can indeed connect their brains, and ultimately influence each other. Not only can an individual’s actions be altered, but their emotions as well. People are such a powerful part in an individual’s life, that they affect the mind of that individual psychologically and biologically. Fredrickson’s biological example occurs first, in order for people to make that connection. Then, Gladwell’s example is the result of the biological occurrence in the brain. Because two individuals are in sync with each other, they have the power to unintentionally influence the other. Fredrickson uses biology to explain the idea that people are influenced by other people, as Gladwell uses psychology to support Fredrickson’s