What's The Big Shaggy?

What is the Big Shaggy? According to David Brooks, the Big Shaggy is the inner beast that controls our yearnings and fear. The Big Shaggy contains potent drives such as aggression and lust. Therefore, if you are not aware of it, it can destroy you. When I first heard of the Big Shaggy, I remembered all of those times that I was aggressive at someone. It made me realize that the Big Shaggy was at play, and it was not entirely my fault that I was angry. In order to grasp it, one must understand what the Big Shaggy is and its role. The Big Shaggy has evolved throughout the centuries; from the Renaissance period to the 20th century. And throughout each century the role and understanding of Big Shaggy has increased continually. During the early
Martin Luther detested the Roman Catholic Church doctrine of indulgences, and probably believed that the Big Shaggy had control over the Catholic Church and people. One reason to believe that was because of the Roman Catholic doctrine of indulgences. The Big Shaggy corrupted the people because it enforced them to do things for their own self-interest. However, Luther was still optimistic about human nature, and believed that by having faith, reading the bible and believing in God, everyone could receive salvation. Just like Luther, Calvin was not too buoyant about the Catholic Church and human nature either. However, unlike Luther who believed that humans could receive salvation by doing good deed, Calvin believed that humans were sinners before God, and only some were predestined for salvation. This is where Calvin and Luther differed. Big Shaggy was more in control over Calvin, then Luther because Luther believed that everyone could receive salvation and Calvin believed that
The Big Shaggy was seen in play. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche described Christianity as a “slave religion” with values such as compassion and self-sacrifice; for him this was the greatest curse of Western civilization. He definitely believed cynically about human nature. He wanted “will to power”. Nietzsche represents selfishness in his thoughts. Artist Edvard Munch, in his painting The Scream, demonstrates loneliness and isolation. It describes the view of humanity and how the society has is becoming dehumanized. The second artist, Kathy Kollwitz, has very similar ideas when compared to Munch. Her painting, The Outbreak, symbolizes inhumanity, injustice, and humankind’s self-destruction. This painting demonstrates that human nature is capable of doing horrible things to one another in