Human nature is the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. We all want to try to conquer it as it can cause us problems that affect us much, but it is, after all, something that will forever be there in our lives. Two examples of stories that show human nature are The Elephant Man and the Monkey’s Paw. The Monkey’s paw talks about the White family, who had greed and curiosity making a huge mistake in taking the monkey's paw which changed their lives and made loved ones suffer. The Elephant Man talks about a man named John Meriick who suffers from a disease that makes his body look abnormal.
The bright side of human nature is something we should all use daily to the people around us. It can help the people around us be more cheerful, and have a more positive attitude. Treves sees poor John who gets tormented very often and makes other people disgusted, and he wants to be kind to John, taking him to the hospital to see what is wrong with his body. There is also sympathy, as Treves feels sad for John, being strange from everybody else. In the Monkey’s Paw, the bright side of human nature is that people realize their mistake and try to correct it, and sometimes it won’t be too late. Mr. White realizes his mistake in making the second wish, causing him to know that something bad is going to happen, so he tries to correct it. This is the good side, the one that can help us when making decisions and also through life.
The dark side of human nature is used widely in literature and is something everyone wants extinct. It happens often just around us, and even though we don’t always notice this, but it is something evil. Firstly, people don’t appreciate what they already have, but still look at all the things that they don’t have. This is in the Monkey’s Paw, and the White family wants an extra 200 pounds but doesn’t look at their fine life, having their own house and living happily with father, mother, and son. The next one is selfishness and it comes with both stories. Ross is selfish and uses John for money. Mr. White is selfish as he makes the wish for the money, wanting more than he needs. Third but not last, people take advantage of other people which also happens in both stories. Ross takes advantage of people’s hatred of seeing ugly things, making money for himself. Morris takes advantage of the White family’s curiosity and greed, along with all the trust he has made with the family over the years. These are some of the dark points of human nature.
The causes behind the events that happen because of dark human nature is something we should discuss. The causes often include time: after we do it for one day, we don’t really want to do it that much; but when it comes to months and years, people would just naturally do some things that are obviously wrong. The 1st one is laziness, which happens sometimes when we don’t want to do the work but still need to do it. We would wish that we could get the things done without us actually having to do it. The next one is self-interest. Many people have this, putting themselves at the center of the people around them, thinking that they should be able to boss everybody around, thinking as if everyone’s lives spinned around themselves. Lastly, people can have no empathy. People who are experiencing something nasty feel better if there are more people with empathy to help all the people around us be more positive and happy. Dark human nature sure can cause us a lot of bad thoughts and feelings.
All in all, human nature is like a wall that we have to climb over. Once we finally do that after ages of hard work, we get pulled back again. But for that split second when we are over the wall, we see the world in a whole new different way that feels good. We can overcome human nature, but it does take a lot of time, hard work, practice and a good environment. It is true that human nature is inevitable and happens instinctively, but we can try to control it at times that it does happen. Nevertheless, human nature is something all humans have to follow, as it is the nature of human beings, but we can try to put more good human nature into our lives. I really recommend learning about human nature, because it really helps us develop more, growing up, and we can also learn a lot of new things.
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