Duplicity
Many people reject duplicity in all forms. By the word duplicity we will use the dictionary definition:
1. A) Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
B) An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing. 2. The quality or state of being twofold or double.
However, it may be suggested that duplicity and deceit is the basis of all social interactions. Witness for an example how most people go through daily life. You will notice that with every person they encounter will behave accordingly.
For an example a girl may be rude and caustic to a peer, condescending to another, then subserviently humble to a teacher. This is a very feeble example; nevertheless it illustrates just how changeable
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The Bible dictates that all people are equal under god as like creations and must be treated fairly. People as a rule is weighted down with original sin, and generally expose and exacerbate that sin wherever they go. This explains the tenant of how humanity is on the whole, sinful. Since all people are born with original sin, it affects their very behavior into such. Essentially, humans are carnivores who terrorize their victims regardless of who it is. That is the basis of human nature in their natural state, ignoring practices taught by the Bible. This is evident by the previous explanations. People adjust their behavior accordingly to maximize the profit gleaned from every social …show more content…
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...many ways that people try to alter themselves in order to be accepted. For Example: apparel, beliefs, language, and even actions. Most popularly amongst these which happen in real life and also the novel, falls appearance and action. Typically people change their appearance when they are insecure about their looks and alter them to fit in with their desired crowed. Unfortunately many also go to the extreme of modifying their actions. This is far more serious because it often results in irrational behavior done simply to be a part of a preferred social group.
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Emile Durkheim (1901) argued that although definitions of what constitutes deviance vary by place, it is present in all societies. He defined deviance as acts that offend collective norms and expectations. Durkheim believed that what makes an act or appearance deviant is not so much its character or consequences, but that a group has defined it as dangerous or threatening to its well-being (Ferrante, 134).
First I would like to look at Georg Simmel, who puts emphasis of the importance of interaction between people. As he mentions in
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‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their
What is otherness? Otherness is defined as “the quality or fact of being different”. We see this term thrown around, but what does it really mean? In the world we live in today, being viewed as “other” is considered a negative aspect of a person's personality. Through the society that impacts how we see ourselves, the thought of otherness has been constructed based off of a person's social identity. In the essay “Between the Sexes, a Great Divide” author Anna Quindlen states that different genders should not define the social aspect of one another. Similarly, in Paul Theroux’s essay titled, “Being a Man” he acknowledges the fact that in the society we live in, “being a man” is a standard stereotype that men should not compare themselves to in order to be considered “manly”. Both authors identify the problem of gender expectations that results from otherness; however, while theroux makes the divide worse by generalizing with a bitter tone, Quindlen invites everyone to “do the dance” despite the discomfort and awkwardness that might occur between both genders.
The play, Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, shows human nature to be greedy, self-involved and vengeful. Claudius is driven by his greed to commit murder. Polonius is always looking out for himself, currying favor at the expense of anyone in his way. Hamlet thinks only of vengeance from the moment he finds out about Claudius murdering his father. Human nature has been all of these things, but it has also evolved through the ages. We can be base and cruel, but we can also show great compassion and kindness.
Herdman also touches on the idea `Doppelgänger' which was coined by Jean-Paul Richter. However, while it was Richter was inventor of the term, it was Ralph Tymms, in his work Doubles in Literary Psychology, who “rightly asserts that ‘Jean Paul’s conception of the double is never profound, and sometimes it is quite trivial.’” The true double or Doppelgänger is defined as a “second self, or alter ego, which appears as a distinct and separate being apprehensible by the physical senses, but exists in a dependent relation to the original” (Herdman). The second type of double adapts characteristics of Dostoevsky and has been referred to as the ‘quasi-double’ by Joseph Frank. This type of double occur in numerous forms, however, “always have an unambiguously independent existence within the fictional scheme” or in other words “characters who exist in their own right, but refl...
Humanity is defined by one major factor: one’s understating of the self. By understanding one’s self, one can understand society and the world that surrounds themselves. There is one thing that can often distort one’s personality, one’s identity. By identifying as one thing a person can often change how they act or do certain things. This is often found to hide one’s true motives or intention, but it can also be used to hide hidden factors that aren’t as prevalent. One’s personality and identity are very closely linked, and tend to play off one another. This fact can be show in within multiple works. To name a few authors who demonstrate this fact: Clifford Geertz, Horace Miner, and Andrei Toom. Their works seek to dive deeper
supported by their words, by being honest. In Othello, Shakespeare exhibits how dishonesty can be used as a form of manipulation on honest people, but also leads to self-destruction on the person using it.
They change their behavior to be accepted by the majority in the group. They want to be seen as ordinary and do away with any unique characteristics in them. They want to remain as plain as possible so as not to offend or be mocked by their associates in the group. What they forget is that, they destroy their gifts and talents when they conform; they are fall into the trap of social conformity and set themselves up to be controlled. Then they end up minimum actualizing their maximum potential. One should understand that the central role of social conformity is to control individuals, but through boldness and self-creating, one can resist