People are born blank slates and are formed gradually into the person they become through personal experiences. A modern day philosopher named John Locke, states that a child’s life “is formed only through experience”. He believes that no matter how children are raised, it is the life experiences that actually influence their life more. This notion that people are not born to do terrible things, but maybe led down that dark path by things they live through. The website Live Science conducted a study that seems to support this thought. Children that have a rougher upbringing are 14% more likely to commit crimes as adults. A person’s experiences and the things they encounter growing up have a great effect on their futures, good or bad.
Most people have a breaking point. …show more content…
In his head he thinks, “I am malicious because I am miserable.”(Shelby, 104). The monster was angry because he felt wrongly judged. That feeling of not being good enough, not being liked, and never being given a chance, all seem to have influenced why he became a murderer. Deep down the monster was a good person and only acted out due to rage he felt from the constant pain. This further shows that a person’s life experiences influence the person they become. For example, two years ago the Sandy Hook elementary school was the victim of a 26 person mas killing. The killing was done by a mentally disturbed 20 year old man who was bullied and rejected as a child. *An article conducted on hollywoodlife.com interviewed a good friend of Adam Lanza’s, named Marvin LaFontaine. He explained that as Adam grew older, the antisocial behavior that he developed as a bullied child only worsened, to the point that he would lock himself in his room for hours on end. Many believe that he acted out in revenge and possibly, the troubled 20-year-old could have been concealing that resentment for his entire
Most people have a breaking point. …show more content…
In his head he thinks, “I am malicious because I am miserable.”(Shelby, 104). The monster was angry because he felt wrongly judged. That feeling of not being good enough, not being liked, and never being given a chance, all seem to have influenced why he became a murderer. Deep down the monster was a good person and only acted out due to rage he felt from the constant pain. This further shows that a person’s life experiences influence the person they become. For example, two years ago the Sandy Hook elementary school was the victim of a 26 person mas killing. The killing was done by a mentally disturbed 20 year old man who was bullied and rejected as a child. *An article conducted on hollywoodlife.com interviewed a good friend of Adam Lanza’s, named Marvin LaFontaine. He explained that as Adam grew older, the antisocial behavior that he developed as a bullied child only worsened, to the point that he would lock himself in his room for hours on end. Many believe that he acted out in revenge and possibly, the troubled 20-year-old could have been concealing that resentment for his entire