![]() "We can't change. We are what we are." (Fast 8) is the statement Fitzgerald, the government man in the short story The Large Ant written by Howard Fast, claims about humanity. The story poses a question about the very nature of humankind: Is humanity innately violent, and are we truly incapable of changing that? After reading the short story in class, I believe that humanity is not innately violent but that we are afraid of the unknown as humans. Think of it as a comfort zone. For most of our life, we live according to a supposedly predictable script; therefore, considerable surprises scare us like a scary horror movie! When Mr. Morgan goes fishing with his pals in the story The Large Ant, he discovers a bizarre new kind of ant, with his first instinct being to swing at this unusual animal with an iron. From this perspective, violence can be seen as an adaptive strategy. Some may run, while others' instinct towards the situation would be, similar to Mr. Morgane, to let the unknown bite the dust. Even after bringing the species to the neighbourhood museum, Mr. Morgan learns more about himself and the human race than he does about the ant. Liebermann interrogates further when asking: "That is why I am asking you why you killed it. You must have had a reason. Did it seem about to attack you?" (Fast 5) Possessing reason is the characteristic of having the capacity to understand and the ability to think quantitatively or rationally. When Morgane was before the creature, there was no room to take a minute to process his subsequent actions. Under stress, instinct is much more potent in how anyone responds and behaves in various situations. Therefore, humanity is not innately violent by reason, but the fight-or-flight instinct plays a role. Furthermore, regarding the is we are genuinely incapable of changing the violence within us, it is the whole world's responsibility to change. On account of truly being incapable of changing, I cannot entirely agree with the statement, but it takes many steps to get there. With many ongoing political differences, these outside factors demonstrate what humans are; they are our role models, as humans are simple beings and shape their nature through what they see.
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