When you are posed with the question if human beings are inherently good or bad, you often find yourself floundered to find an answer. It is a fundamental question with no definite answer, only your conception of situations and human beings. People often look for the bad in the world, they point out the negative things instead of the positive because that’s what people want to hear about. The positive things are overlooked, which concludes with people believing that humans are inherently bad. Unfortunately, they do not recognize the many positive actions of others. Humans, when born, naturally crave love and affection. They are born without greed or desire. Mankind is inherently good, as demonstrated in the novel Night written by Elie Wiesel and by humans that contribute to selfless and helpful acts towards others during difficult times.
An example of humans being inherently good is displayed in the novel, Night. During the harsh times of the Holocaust, many German soldiers were put in charge to harm Jews and rid of their existence. Some might consider this an act of evilness, but many do not recognize that many soldiers were forced into these positions and their environment had propagandized false accusations against the group of people, which filled them with …show more content…
They state that there is such wickedness in humans such as serial killers and murders. For example, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Peter Sutcliffe are all people who killed others without mercy. However, many people do not realize that they act this way due to their environment. People don’t kill just to kill, there is a reason behind it, and that reason is either due to previous wrong-doings or for revenge. Therefore, these people are not naturally rancorous; it’s our environments that depict our actions. A student at Bryn Mawr College wrote, “We are shaped entirely by our circumstances and
An example of humans being inherently good is displayed in the novel, Night. During the harsh times of the Holocaust, many German soldiers were put in charge to harm Jews and rid of their existence. Some might consider this an act of evilness, but many do not recognize that many soldiers were forced into these positions and their environment had propagandized false accusations against the group of people, which filled them with …show more content…
They state that there is such wickedness in humans such as serial killers and murders. For example, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, and Peter Sutcliffe are all people who killed others without mercy. However, many people do not realize that they act this way due to their environment. People don’t kill just to kill, there is a reason behind it, and that reason is either due to previous wrong-doings or for revenge. Therefore, these people are not naturally rancorous; it’s our environments that depict our actions. A student at Bryn Mawr College wrote, “We are shaped entirely by our circumstances and