This essay will discuss the psychology of evil and how people are not born evil but they’re created evil, also known as the Lucifer effect. The Lucifer effect is the effect of good people becoming evil from their situations; people make personal decisions that result in evil consequences. The oxford dictionary defines Evil as, ‘Profoundly immoral and wicked’. This essay will address some questions, such as; how do people perceive evil, what makes a person evil and what are the outcomes of evil activity? Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party and Führer of Nazi Germany, will be used as an ‘evil example’. We will discuss what made Hitler evil, why he is known as an Evil person and what happened to other people during the times he was in power.
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We can also make a brief statement that Evil is the action of crimes committed against humanity. Furthermore evil is able to flourish and grow through the perpetration of morally wrong and or indecent situations. Thus bringing harm, hurt and pain to others intentionally is the act of evil and allowing it to happen or encouraging it is just as evil. We can see this act of evil in our modern times with how people perpetrate evil in our societies with prejudices like racism and sexism. Turning on your T.V, flipping through the news paper or even online you’ll see many examples of modern evils. Examples of evil might be; Kim Jong Un, the War on Terror in the Middle East, and Police Brutality cases. Furthermore, these examples show different forms of evil where, in some way or another, someone is exercising their …show more content…
The rise of Adolf Hitler saw Germany to bring out more perpetrators of evil and passive bystanders allowing his to grow. Heroism is the counteragent of evil; imagine if there were more heroes than perpetrators. Would Hitler still have risen to power? You can find this in any situation of bullying, prejudice and violence. If there’s nothing to perpetrate the ‘evil’ and wrongdoings then it may not flourish and if there is interception of heroism the ‘evil’ and wrongdoings will discontinue. Thus, situations will lead us to be those 3 types of people; the evil and wrongdoers, the heroes and the bystanders. Each one has an affect of ‘evil’ situations. In the case of Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany, the Nazi-enthusiasts would encourage and perpetrate the ‘evil’ in Europe, The bystanders let it go on without some sort of retaliations, and the heroes helped and encouraged peace in times of struggle. Hero doesn’t always mean risking your life but it means having the courage to do things no one else would have
We can also make a brief statement that Evil is the action of crimes committed against humanity. Furthermore evil is able to flourish and grow through the perpetration of morally wrong and or indecent situations. Thus bringing harm, hurt and pain to others intentionally is the act of evil and allowing it to happen or encouraging it is just as evil. We can see this act of evil in our modern times with how people perpetrate evil in our societies with prejudices like racism and sexism. Turning on your T.V, flipping through the news paper or even online you’ll see many examples of modern evils. Examples of evil might be; Kim Jong Un, the War on Terror in the Middle East, and Police Brutality cases. Furthermore, these examples show different forms of evil where, in some way or another, someone is exercising their …show more content…
The rise of Adolf Hitler saw Germany to bring out more perpetrators of evil and passive bystanders allowing his to grow. Heroism is the counteragent of evil; imagine if there were more heroes than perpetrators. Would Hitler still have risen to power? You can find this in any situation of bullying, prejudice and violence. If there’s nothing to perpetrate the ‘evil’ and wrongdoings then it may not flourish and if there is interception of heroism the ‘evil’ and wrongdoings will discontinue. Thus, situations will lead us to be those 3 types of people; the evil and wrongdoers, the heroes and the bystanders. Each one has an affect of ‘evil’ situations. In the case of Adolf Hitler’s reign over Nazi Germany, the Nazi-enthusiasts would encourage and perpetrate the ‘evil’ in Europe, The bystanders let it go on without some sort of retaliations, and the heroes helped and encouraged peace in times of struggle. Hero doesn’t always mean risking your life but it means having the courage to do things no one else would have