Mob Mentality
Kirsten Pastore
Mrs. Rappoport
Period 7
February 17th 1a. Yes, people do not normally think that it is ok to have a lottery to see who to kill, but in this story people are ok with it because everyone else is pretty much ok with having the lottery. 1b. It occurs because people see other people killing each other and that gets them really paranoid thinking that if all these people are doing it it must mean that they are wrong not to do it. They would think that if all the people think its a good idea then it must be. Also because they most likely saw their parents and elders doing it so they thought that it was the right thing to do. 1c. Mob Mentality might occur when a powerful or strong idea comes up that someone is afraid to do it by themselves. Some examples of mob mentality are like a dance flash mob, something like senior ditch day. Also many things that people do one the internet could be considered mob mentality. 2a. Alice Paul could have been considered a scapegoat or a little sibling / sibling being blamed for something.
2b. no
2c. What they have to say might be ignored or disregarded by people, also they may be taunted or made fun of.
2d. Well tessie who comes closed to being scapegoated is not untruly accused of something as much as she is unfairly targeted for no reason. So if you consider no reason being untrue or you think she is being blamed for something then yes she is being scapegoated.
Mrs. Rappoport
Period 7
February 17th 1a. Yes, people do not normally think that it is ok to have a lottery to see who to kill, but in this story people are ok with it because everyone else is pretty much ok with having the lottery. 1b. It occurs because people see other people killing each other and that gets them really paranoid thinking that if all these people are doing it it must mean that they are wrong not to do it. They would think that if all the people think its a good idea then it must be. Also because they most likely saw their parents and elders doing it so they thought that it was the right thing to do. 1c. Mob Mentality might occur when a powerful or strong idea comes up that someone is afraid to do it by themselves. Some examples of mob mentality are like a dance flash mob, something like senior ditch day. Also many things that people do one the internet could be considered mob mentality. 2a. Alice Paul could have been considered a scapegoat or a little sibling / sibling being blamed for something.
2b. no
2c. What they have to say might be ignored or disregarded by people, also they may be taunted or made fun of.
2d. Well tessie who comes closed to being scapegoated is not untruly accused of something as much as she is unfairly targeted for no reason. So if you consider no reason being untrue or you think she is being blamed for something then yes she is being scapegoated.