Man Is The Worst Animal Essay

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Research Paper Albert Einstein once said, “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it”. In Twain’s satirical essay, he explains that man is the lowest animal by being the only one that is cruel that causes pain while having the pleasure of doing it. Although mankind is not perfect, his cruel and violent actions proves mankind is the cruelest animal. This is not just about rape, chains, and lies...this is Ariel Castro's world. Enslaved by a cruel man, but different experiences. Living with fear, torture and lies these girls, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight had hope that maybe one day they would be free again. In the book, “Hope”…show more content…
For example, in, “The Mystery of altruism” by Chhavi Sachdev, he states, “People performed acts of kindness for no reward. Everybody does it. Some say animals even do it. Even if you’ve never jumped into a sea of sharks to rescue a drowning man, you’ve probably given up your place in line or offered your seat to an elderly person in the rush-hour commute” (Sachdev 20). Although people do altruism it is what makes us human, but not every person is kind and everyone is their own person. Not everyone is a good individual in a cruel world. For example, in “The Lowest Animal” by Mark Twain implies, “These experiments convinced me that there is this difference between man and the higher animals: he is avaricious and miserly; they are not” (Twain 10). Although there are people who are altruism to others, there are still cruel people that are greedy that makes them blind and foolish. People need to be aware that people are heartless and cruel and greediness is the bottomless point in life and even though nobody is perfect this proves man is truly the lowest animal. Man is the lowest animal when humans act with cruelty, but we characterize them as evil figures in our world. Although mankind is not perfect, his cruel and violent actions proves mankind is the cruelest

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