A man or woman makes a direct contact with society in
two ways: as a member of some familiar, professional or
religious group or as a member of a crowd. Groups are
capable of being as moral and intelligent as the individuals
who form them. A crowd that is chaotic has no purpose of its
own and is capable of anything except intelligent action and
realistic thinking. Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.
Their suggestibility is increased to the point where they cease
to have any judgement or will of their own. They become
very excitable, and may lose all sense of individual or
collective responsibility. They are subject to sudden excesses
of rage, enthusiasm and panic. In a word, a man in a crowd
behaves as though he has swallowed a large dose of some
powerful intoxicant. He is a victim of what I have called ‘herd-
poisoning’. Herd-poison is an active, extravagant drug. The
crowd intoxicated individual escapes from responsibility,
intelligence and morality into a kind of franctic, animal
mindlessness. write a summary.
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Gregor was judged and isolated because his appearance did not show what he really was anymore. His own family failed to keep on thinking of him as a human being, their own flesh and blood, a being capable of reasoning and feelings just like themselves.
The same might be observed if a person were to be convicted of a crime they haven't committed. In general, society has a tendency to distrust people who have made serious mistakes, or who seem to have made them. They fail to see the person behind what they believe to be true, thus failing to give them a chance and a helping hand.
It is currently possible to watch an unfolding situation regarding a famous crime. Steven Avery has become the object of much discussion after the series Making a Murderer presented arguments and, more recently, even proof of his innocence. However, people who have chosen to believe he is guilty are not willing to reconsider. If he ever gets freed, Avery knows he'll have to find somewhere else to live, for his chances of surviving at the community where he has grown up are very low.
The case above is merely an example, and is yet to be closed. Be it Avery or someone else, the stigma the person has to carry is a heavy burden. The lack of trust prevents the person from finding a job, becoming an active member of the community, and, sometimes, it causes estrangement from their own families. People are quick to judge the mistakes - or the appearance - of others and slow to forgive or believe them.
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