Has there been a moment in your life where you have experienced something traumatic or devasting with a group of people, like family or friends? Within the story Tribe, by Sebastian Junger, is a book where the effects of what happens with the bonds of a society depending on certain scenarios, such as war. The scenario that will be focused on will be World War Two and the affects of the bombing with the people of London and Germany. Junger portrays the society claiming that those people within the areas of the bombing had better societal bonds, while those who were not around the bombing grew weaker bonds. There will be two sources that are going to be referenced will be about the Dresden bombing in Germany and the bombing in London. The source
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NHIM) people with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) show many symptoms and one of them is that they have negative outlooks on themselves and the world. PTSD can be seen in many war veterans, but it can be seen in many other people who have gone through some type of event that caused physical or emotional damage. It can be seen through Herre’s research that the people of Dresden who were close to the disaster, which can cause PTSD, had better outlooks on themselves and the world. “’ Ten thousand people has come together without ties of friendship or economics, with no plans at all as to what they meant to do,” one man wrote about life in a massive concrete structure known as Tilbury Shelter.” (Junger 31) This is showing that the people within the area of bombing grew closer together and had a positive relationship with their community, even if they did not know everyone within their society. Now many arguments may come up believing that since most of the research and data talks about the affects of the future and moments later in life, while Junger talks about more immediate impacts. Although we can see that the short term affects, as seen with Junger, can lead into long term effects. When looking at the National Institute of Mental Health website it describes that PTSD caused by a short term traumatic experience could have many long-term
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NHIM) people with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) show many symptoms and one of them is that they have negative outlooks on themselves and the world. PTSD can be seen in many war veterans, but it can be seen in many other people who have gone through some type of event that caused physical or emotional damage. It can be seen through Herre’s research that the people of Dresden who were close to the disaster, which can cause PTSD, had better outlooks on themselves and the world. “’ Ten thousand people has come together without ties of friendship or economics, with no plans at all as to what they meant to do,” one man wrote about life in a massive concrete structure known as Tilbury Shelter.” (Junger 31) This is showing that the people within the area of bombing grew closer together and had a positive relationship with their community, even if they did not know everyone within their society. Now many arguments may come up believing that since most of the research and data talks about the affects of the future and moments later in life, while Junger talks about more immediate impacts. Although we can see that the short term affects, as seen with Junger, can lead into long term effects. When looking at the National Institute of Mental Health website it describes that PTSD caused by a short term traumatic experience could have many long-term