Huckleberry Finn Social Restrictions
There are many social restrictions that cause a person to behave or think a certain way, These restrictions lead a person to act a certain way, based on the influences present. There are many limitations from many different influences that result in these behaviors. In a community, a person is expected to be placed under the chains of social restrictions in order to fit the acceptable standards. In the voting process over time, the restrictions/expectations have changed. At first, in order to vote a person had to be a white male property owner to be considered an acceptable vote, then it extended to all men of all races. Therefore, as long as you were a male citizen you could have voted, and lastly it extended to women as well. Therefore, the social restrictions seemed to lessen and society’s expectations changed, morphing our actions into certain standards. Social restrictions are something that influences a person’s behavior and essentially their
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Overall, society has continuously shaped and morphed how people behave and reflect on their thoughts, through continuously shifting beliefs and standards. This is proven by research as aforementioned with discussion on different theories, models and instances. This idea is also displayed multiple times in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as Huck continuously compares his views to those of society’s and how he constantly struggles with internal conflict over conformity and what is acceptable. The psychology behind this is that internal conflicts goes hand in hand with the idea of morality and ethics as to how a person is accepted. Expectations take up the world around us and continue to contribute to how surroundings influence the character of someone. These views of society will remain a key part of what defines us as long as the human race
Overall, society has continuously shaped and morphed how people behave and reflect on their thoughts, through continuously shifting beliefs and standards. This is proven by research as aforementioned with discussion on different theories, models and instances. This idea is also displayed multiple times in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as Huck continuously compares his views to those of society’s and how he constantly struggles with internal conflict over conformity and what is acceptable. The psychology behind this is that internal conflicts goes hand in hand with the idea of morality and ethics as to how a person is accepted. Expectations take up the world around us and continue to contribute to how surroundings influence the character of someone. These views of society will remain a key part of what defines us as long as the human race