Jones Town
Ziyin Chen
History 146-04
In 1978, November 18th, there was a tragedy happened in a town located in Guyana. The town’s name was “Jones Town,” and it was named by Jim Jones. The purpose of the town was to bring Jim Jones’ believers together and live happily ever after, but turns out to be a huge tragedy for those who were living in Jones Town. Around 909 people committed suicide by drinking poison under the command of Jim Jones. There were few survivors, but they have lost their family members (Nelson). Without any doubt, Jim Jones was the reason of this tragedy.
Jim Jones was born in 1930, where is a little town in Indiana (Nelson). He was not in a happy and harmonious family, his father was an alcoholic with no job; therefore, his mother …show more content…
Then he created the famous “People Temples” at that time, and he used buses to spread over his beliefs about the socialism and have a better life at the summer time every year (Nelson). Once time, Jim Jones said to his followers, “come on I will give you a job, come on I will give you a home, come on I will give a bed.” He promise to people gave the better life they want, especially the kind of people which is hopeless, homeless, or the people suffer from the racial discrimination. Jim Jones used this ideas to attract the people became his followers or become a people temples member. He got the idea from Jesus and Bible, which is “selling everything” (Nelson). Then he started to convince his people temples member to sell their house and gave the money to support the church, then the church take care of their life (Nelson). At the time, his followers believe he can give them a better life. All the members live the church, like a big …show more content…
He said, “The man got power”, and told the people temples member, “you goona get heal today” (Jones). He want people to believe him is the god, and follow what he said. At that time, his followers were excited, and they believe what he said. He was really such a great speaker. His ideas became much more crazy, he think, “sexual relationship was selfish”, and also said they are all homosexual, except for him (Nelson).
1974-1977, he moved to the San Francisco. He changed a lot and started to used drug at 70s. After he had a huge amount of member in people temples, he actually has his own political power. Some congressmen got help from him to win the election. Furthermore, at the same time, Jim Jones’s scandal became public, included he stool believer’s property, pretending he is the god can miracle cure disease. At the end, all of his scandal was in the public, and American government began the investigation on him, cause Jim Jones leave
History 146-04
In 1978, November 18th, there was a tragedy happened in a town located in Guyana. The town’s name was “Jones Town,” and it was named by Jim Jones. The purpose of the town was to bring Jim Jones’ believers together and live happily ever after, but turns out to be a huge tragedy for those who were living in Jones Town. Around 909 people committed suicide by drinking poison under the command of Jim Jones. There were few survivors, but they have lost their family members (Nelson). Without any doubt, Jim Jones was the reason of this tragedy.
Jim Jones was born in 1930, where is a little town in Indiana (Nelson). He was not in a happy and harmonious family, his father was an alcoholic with no job; therefore, his mother …show more content…
Then he created the famous “People Temples” at that time, and he used buses to spread over his beliefs about the socialism and have a better life at the summer time every year (Nelson). Once time, Jim Jones said to his followers, “come on I will give you a job, come on I will give you a home, come on I will give a bed.” He promise to people gave the better life they want, especially the kind of people which is hopeless, homeless, or the people suffer from the racial discrimination. Jim Jones used this ideas to attract the people became his followers or become a people temples member. He got the idea from Jesus and Bible, which is “selling everything” (Nelson). Then he started to convince his people temples member to sell their house and gave the money to support the church, then the church take care of their life (Nelson). At the time, his followers believe he can give them a better life. All the members live the church, like a big …show more content…
He said, “The man got power”, and told the people temples member, “you goona get heal today” (Jones). He want people to believe him is the god, and follow what he said. At that time, his followers were excited, and they believe what he said. He was really such a great speaker. His ideas became much more crazy, he think, “sexual relationship was selfish”, and also said they are all homosexual, except for him (Nelson).
1974-1977, he moved to the San Francisco. He changed a lot and started to used drug at 70s. After he had a huge amount of member in people temples, he actually has his own political power. Some congressmen got help from him to win the election. Furthermore, at the same time, Jim Jones’s scandal became public, included he stool believer’s property, pretending he is the god can miracle cure disease. At the end, all of his scandal was in the public, and American government began the investigation on him, cause Jim Jones leave