In this article, we will develop a definition of “group mind” in the light of articles such as “opinions and social pressure” by Solomon E. Asch, and “the follower problem” by David brooks. The definition of the group mind that we will develop from these articles will be used to analyze the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. In this article, we will analyze and apply the definition of group mind developed and use it to analyze the story of Shirley Jackson, and use examples from the texts to further
Introduction:
According to Solomon E. Asch, group mind or thinking of a group of people have a profound effect on the thought procedure of an individual. Solomon says “That social influences shape every person’s practices, judgments and T, …show more content…
Individual people tend to do the thing which is all the more readily accepted by the society, and it is not necessary that the thought is actually correct too. An example of this is that a member of a tribe of cannibals does not think about the cannibalism as right or wrong, but they just accept cannibalism because it is their mode of behavior and practice for a long period of time. All the social sciences are agreed on the fact that humans in groups have a profound effect on the thought procedure of the members. And it is very important to not here that when the pressure is exerted from the group, it is not necessarily the concept of right or wrong that compels the individual to partake in that activity, but rather they bow down under peer pressure .For psychologists, group pressure upon the minds of individuals raises a host of questions they would like to investigate in detail (Asch). In another article by David Brooks, “the Follower problem”, he mentions that “To have good leaders you have to have good followers — able to recognize just authority, admire it, be grateful for it and emulate it. Those skills are required for good monument building, too.” This is essentially true in spirit. Those who are following the leader must have enough sense and confidence to question the authority of their leader rather than just blindly follow their leader, and bow down under the peer pressure, and …show more content…
In our definition, we said that group mind has a negative impact on the individual thinking. In this story, the villagers stoned to death a man, just based on the old traditions of the lottery without anyone of them questioning the fact that killing a man or even injuring one is a moral and legal crime. But nobody is willing to question the leadership of Mr. Summers, and revolt against the year-long tradition. This is a prime example of the influence of the group mind on the individuals. Not one of the many followers of the group, could revolt against the year-long tradition, and say that the tradition is wrong and we should stop it. Rather all the villagers run with stones towards the man, on the order of the Mr. Summers or the culmination of the
Introduction:
According to Solomon E. Asch, group mind or thinking of a group of people have a profound effect on the thought procedure of an individual. Solomon says “That social influences shape every person’s practices, judgments and T, …show more content…
Individual people tend to do the thing which is all the more readily accepted by the society, and it is not necessary that the thought is actually correct too. An example of this is that a member of a tribe of cannibals does not think about the cannibalism as right or wrong, but they just accept cannibalism because it is their mode of behavior and practice for a long period of time. All the social sciences are agreed on the fact that humans in groups have a profound effect on the thought procedure of the members. And it is very important to not here that when the pressure is exerted from the group, it is not necessarily the concept of right or wrong that compels the individual to partake in that activity, but rather they bow down under peer pressure .For psychologists, group pressure upon the minds of individuals raises a host of questions they would like to investigate in detail (Asch). In another article by David Brooks, “the Follower problem”, he mentions that “To have good leaders you have to have good followers — able to recognize just authority, admire it, be grateful for it and emulate it. Those skills are required for good monument building, too.” This is essentially true in spirit. Those who are following the leader must have enough sense and confidence to question the authority of their leader rather than just blindly follow their leader, and bow down under the peer pressure, and …show more content…
In our definition, we said that group mind has a negative impact on the individual thinking. In this story, the villagers stoned to death a man, just based on the old traditions of the lottery without anyone of them questioning the fact that killing a man or even injuring one is a moral and legal crime. But nobody is willing to question the leadership of Mr. Summers, and revolt against the year-long tradition. This is a prime example of the influence of the group mind on the individuals. Not one of the many followers of the group, could revolt against the year-long tradition, and say that the tradition is wrong and we should stop it. Rather all the villagers run with stones towards the man, on the order of the Mr. Summers or the culmination of the