A Critical Review of Humankind
Rutger Bregman’s book Humankind is one of the books that questions negative ideas about human nature and makes readers think. For many years, many people believed that humans are naturally selfish, bad, and only care about themselves. However, Bregman does not agree with this idea. According to him, human nature is not as dark as people think. Instead, people are more willing to help each other, understand others’ feelings, and do good things. In the book, the author supports these ideas with many examples from wars, psychology experiments, history, and biology. One of the best parts of the book is that it gives hope about humanity. Still, when I finished the book, I did not only feel admiration. On one side, I was happy to read it because it made me think differently. On the other side, some of the author’s ideas felt too optimistic to me. Because of this, the book was both interesting and questionable for me.
One of the strongest parts of the book is that it makes people question ideas about human nature that many accept without thinking. Today, we often see violence, murder, wars, and fights on television, social media, and in the news. After some time, people start to believe that the world is full of bad people. At this point, Bregman asks an important question: If humans were really bad by nature, how could societies survive for so many years? A big part of human history was shaped by helping each other, working together, and surviving together. From this side, the writer’s ideas are important and meaningful.
His ideas against the belief that humans are naturally wild are especially interesting. Today, when someone behaves badly, people sometimes say, “Did you grow up in a cave?” However, Bregman says that hunter-gatherer societies were not as violent as many
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Bu volume çox da bir hadisə olmadı. Ancaq obrazların arasında olan əlaqələrə daha çox toxunmağa başladılar. Bu da hekayəni növbəti volume-larda kompleksləşdirməyə kömək edəcək.
Bu manganın getdikcə həyat və canlı olmaqla bağlı daha da çox düşündürməsi xoşuma gəldi. Ona görə bir neçə "quoto" paylaşacam sizinlə.
"If he wants his wounds to heal, they will heal, but he doesn't feel any pain. So he doesn't think of healing them. If it's a life threatening wound then of course it will be healed" — Bu hissədə, məncə, həyatdakı ağrı və əzablarımızın sadəcə bizim öz əməyimiz və fərqindəliyimizlə düzələcəyini yaxşı vurğulayıb mangaka. Bilirəm mən də bu çoxda bilinməyən bir şey deyil, ən azından xoşdur oxumaq.
"Life... being dead and being alive. Ain't they the same thing? What matters is to be living?" — Valla mənə də arada bu düşüncələr gəlir və özünəqəsd seçimini gözdən keçirirəm. Am js kiddin'
"What does it mean to have life? It is not like ya disappear from this world when you die. The form of yer soul just changes. It is not like you become seperated. They go through birth and death but souls won't be lost. They're always by your side." — Bu çox romantik bir baxış bucağıdır. Hər bir insan unudulmağa məhkumdur, əgər nəsə edən tarixi bir fiqur deyilsizsə. Hər kəs unudulur və önəmsənmir. Yaşayarkən belə bəzən bunu sizə qarşı edilir. Ruhunuzu gözardı etməyəcək şəxsləri tapmalısız.
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Tristana starts like a love story, but it’s really about a young woman who wants to live her own life. Tristana lives with Don Lope, an older man who takes care of her, but over time she begins to feel trapped and wants independence.
The book doesn’t rely on big events. It focuses more on relationships, choices, and emotions. None of the characters are completely good or bad, which makes the story feel more realistic.
It’s a short and easy read. Calm, simple and a quiet story about freedom, growing up, and finding your own path.
This book I've never seen and heard that incredible book, I advise that someone wants invest their career, money, business. So, if you have some problem that book will help to solve your issues.
The Vegetarian
The Vegetarian
I have read a most staggering and profound book. I don't want to give spoilers, but I want to mention how this book affected my feelings and my thoughts about society. South Korean author Han Kang writes this book from three different perspectives. She criticizes the traditional and patriarchal society of South Korea.
At the beginning of the book, Yong-hye's husband tells us about his wife. He describes her as an ordinary woman with nothing special about her. One day, Yong-hye has a nightmare and decides never to eat meat again. This causes a major conflict within the family. Her father hits her, and for this reason, she attempts suicide. Later, her brother-in-law takes her to the hospital. Due to the Mongolian spot on Yong-hye’s back, he becomes obsessed with her and sleeps with her. His wife catches them; consequently, both of them are taken to psychiatric clinics.
Yong-hye consistently refuses to eat meat and begins to think of herself as a tree. Her sister feels sorry for her, yet on the other hand, she has been unhappy since her own marriage. Yong-hye believes that eating meat is related to violence. Society, her family, and her husband all want to take control of her life and body. Yong-hye maintains a silent resistance against South Korea's traditional and patriarchal society. At the same time, she wants to transform from an animal into a vegetal entity.
This book is about how people defy societal norms to find freedom. The Vegetarian is not just a book about diet; it is a story that depicts a person's desire to be one with nature.
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I had already read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer before, and Huckleberry Finn was one of the characters in that book. Because of that, I became curious about him and wanted to read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as well.
After I started reading, I realized that I really enjoyed the humorous style of the book. The language and the dialogues made the story more interesting and enjoyable for me.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1884 and is considered one of the major works of American Realism. Unlike Romantic literature, Twain focuses on ordinary people, realistic language, and social problems. Through Huck’s journey, the novel reflects important issues of 19th-century American society such as racism, slavery, violence, religious hypocrisy, and social inequality. Twain also satirizes romantic adventure stories, especially through the character of Tom Sawyer.
The novel follows Huck Finn, a young boy who escapes from his abusive father and travels along the Mississippi River with Jim, an escaped enslaved man. During their journey, they meet many different people and experience both humorous and serious situations. Through these adventures, Huck begins to question society’s values, racism, religion, and morality.
Huck also starts to test the religious teachings of Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. He does not fully accept everything that society and religion teach him, and throughout the novel he tries to understand what is morally right by himself.
Mark Twain mainly criticizes romanticism and unrealistic adventure stories. Tom tries to behave like the characters in books, while Huck thinks more realistically and questions these ideas. Through this contrast, Twain makes fun of romantic ideals that are disconnected from real life. Whether everything we learn