Jekyll And Hyde Syndrome: An Analysis

Personally, I believe that the author makes a good case. Depending on some social cues, people's behavior can be quite predictable from selfless to selfish. Most of our legal system leans more on the power of greed and selfishness to mold human behavior when in reality it might do better if the system focused more on conscience. The Jekyll/Hyde syndrome supports my argument, on page 209 of the book it states “there is no difference between the motives and attitudes of criminals, and the motives and attitudes of law-abiding citizens”. Human are expected to follow the rules and act civil even if our self interest tempts us otherwise and if they do not then there is an underlying issue that should be investigated further. Either way, human will

act based on conscience and if they do not then some more investigation should be done.
When we become aware of others behaviors, we react, which also plays an important role on how we act. Human being can easily be compared to a herd of elephants, where if no harm is being done, we will act neutral but as soon as harm is on the way, we stand on our guard, ready to protect. With that being said, people are more likely to take selfish and unethical actions if the gain from the action is large or will benefit many people. Many Americans are only concerned about their material welfare, and not about their future children, communities or world. These choices start to threaten not only others happiness and prosperity but also theirs.