Through his father Huck, was taught that racism is right and that society is often gullible. ... He also dismissed learning about "dead people" from the bible. ... They stole food and lied to people they encountered. ... To protect Jim and himself, Huck had to lie to many people so that he would not be returned to his father and Jim would not be returned to Miss Watson and sold to New Orleans. ...
Collective consciousness can be seen as any form of knowledge or behavior that is accepted by a large number of people. ... During the abolition movement many people felt that slaves should be freed because of things written in the Bible, while many people (specifically in Southern society) used the Bible to justify slavery. ... A mob is a perfect example of collective consciousness because it represents a large amount of people suddenly overcome with a common destructive goal. ... Collective consciousness is shown to be pitiful, and truly gullible, as the duke and the king manipulate it. ....
He could "see more things than most people, but he could see none of them too distinctly", since his vision is obscured by ambition and greed. ... People are dying! ... However, Milo's operation, just like modern-day corporations, would continue to thrive so long as people demanded its shares. ... Heller likewise pokes fun at the gullibility and shallowness of American society, revealing that "the sweetest part of the whole deal was that there was no need to reimburse the government at all" (259), showing that society is more inclined to gain profit than uphold its ow...
Morality plays offered a word of warning to the gullible that their souls are always in jeopardy, that the devil is on unfailing guard, and that people must behave by the book if they are to be saved, but Everyman far surpasses that exceedingly basic moral message of: "Do good deeds and you will be saved."" ... He believes that the spiritual life of human beings is desolate and blind--that everyman is preoccupied with material possessions, and people have totally forgot the lessons that Jesus taught them. ...
In the end, it is surprising and interesting that despite the manner in which they have been treated, all of the people in the play who Orgon mistreated gather around him and forgive him. ... For this reason, he is a gullible person, easily tricked by someone who has contact with real society. ...
Whatever the reason, society has a certain mold that "good " people fit into. "Good " and "Bad " people do share similar qualities though. ... The Grandmother's morals are old fashioned and she longs for the times when people were more trustworthy and nice: "People are certainly not nice like they used to be. " Red Sam's story about the men stealing gas shows how trusting, or even gullible, he is but the Grandmother still deems him a "Good Man. " Her sense of judgment must be a little off considering the fact that Red Sam seems mean to his wife, ("Red Sam came in and told his wife to...
