Manson’s abuse contributes further to the eventual mass murderer Manson became. Knight indicates that if an individual suffered physical, mental, or emotional abused as a child, they three times more likely to be an aggressive adult. The hypothesis also exists that when someone is raped/ abused, the adolescent looks to an authority figure for assistance. When they receive none, they believe they hold no clout over their situation, and this portrays a possible link to serial killing, so that they seem strong and influential (1199). Her theory is extremely useful because it sheds light on the difficult problem of understanding how another person could bring themselves to murder.The resemblance to Manson’s situation is uncanny. Richard Tewksbury
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Wesson writes an in-depth analysis of hippie subculture in his article “Psychadelic Drugs, Hippie Counterculture, Speed And Phenoborbital Treatment Sedative-Hypnotic Dependence: A Journey to the Haight Ashbury In The Sixties.” Hippies used drugs such as marijuana, LSD, hashish, so called “magic mushrooms”, and methamphetamine (155-156). Hippies split off into their own groups based on morals and lifestyle (156). A portion of the hippies tried looking for an alternative to the traditional religions of their mothers and fathers (154). Manson understood these ideas and manipulated these everyday practices to control his …show more content…
The ways Manson made his followers submit were numerous. One way he controlled his followers was LSD In an interview with Terry Gross, Jeff Guinn , author of Manson: The Life and times of Charles Manson, implies Manson pulled aspects from every time period and used them for his own purposes. In Rawles aforementioned documentary, Bugliosi states Manson encouraged his Family to do LSD, but would abstain or reduce his intake to take control of the situation. LSD changes brain function, inspiring awe or fear (Wesson 52). When considered, both methods make for a highly effective method of
Wesson writes an in-depth analysis of hippie subculture in his article “Psychadelic Drugs, Hippie Counterculture, Speed And Phenoborbital Treatment Sedative-Hypnotic Dependence: A Journey to the Haight Ashbury In The Sixties.” Hippies used drugs such as marijuana, LSD, hashish, so called “magic mushrooms”, and methamphetamine (155-156). Hippies split off into their own groups based on morals and lifestyle (156). A portion of the hippies tried looking for an alternative to the traditional religions of their mothers and fathers (154). Manson understood these ideas and manipulated these everyday practices to control his …show more content…
The ways Manson made his followers submit were numerous. One way he controlled his followers was LSD In an interview with Terry Gross, Jeff Guinn , author of Manson: The Life and times of Charles Manson, implies Manson pulled aspects from every time period and used them for his own purposes. In Rawles aforementioned documentary, Bugliosi states Manson encouraged his Family to do LSD, but would abstain or reduce his intake to take control of the situation. LSD changes brain function, inspiring awe or fear (Wesson 52). When considered, both methods make for a highly effective method of