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Symbolic interaction
Symbolic interactionism explains the individuals in a society and with others. The meanings individuals assign to things and their development is a social process. People change based on their interactions with objects, events, ideas and other things. We act according to the meaning we have given to something and that meaning is given by us to something based on our previous social interactions A similar case happened in the story La Honda the story of Jill and Jack. The main characters Jill and Jack first interact with each other through their dreams by just looking at each other once in a bus. The connection of emotions felt so strongly that they wanted to see each other and spend time again and again. They both try to remember each other through their mutual reoccurring nightly dreams. The first time they interact with each other in a rape tube they felt one another through their smells that they have assigned to each other through their subconsciousness. This might not have meant anything to other people but for them, this was everything that they developed through their interaction.
Values
Values are explained as Principles of behaviors that define what is held respected and important in life. It can also be defined in terms of usefulness, worth and ethical significance of something. Many people use these values as directions. Goals and plans of an individual usually give importance to the outcomes, values on the other hand focus on the way we do things. These values gives higher regard to the moral implications of a process rather than the goal of the process itself. In the story, all of the death and destruction of human life have resulted in positive and negative energies in terms of values. The positive energy is driven by the emotions of love, kind-heartedness, empathies, hope, and optimism. While negative energy results in gluttony, hatred, and fanatism. The values in the story differ in two clear paths of the island of La Honda and the compounds where Jill and Jack lived.
Anomie:
The theory of Anomie means that there is no presence of any normal ethical and social standards. It is a state of social interactions where there are no predefined set of rules and values. It is unclear how will anyone react to a specific behavioral act. The other word which can be given to Anomie is normlessness. This often happens in periods of dramatic social and environmental changes and as a result, the rewards for specific acts may be uncertain as well. The behaviors and environment in the story very precisely represent the theory of Anomie. In this story, no one is allowed to speak about past norms such as honesty, kindness, dignity, and tolerance are forbidden. No one is expected to grow the values and emotions of love and gratitude. Even the formal interactions that usually occur between the main characters Jill and Jack are through their mutual interacted dreams. There are separate compounds for rapes, that is an unlawful and disgraceful social act in our world. However, in Jack and Jill's world, it is completely usual and lawful, which certainly falls in the category of normlessness and Anomie.
Dehumanization:
Dehumanization is a process when some people view or recognize other people as fewer humans. This allows them to be treated like animals this can also be a group approach to a certain set of people. Rather than allowing a person to be seen as an individual, he might be seen in terms of his group membership. It can be categorized under the structure of social identity theory. The treatment of that group can be inhuman because they are seen as less of humans. It is used to disapprove and degrade the social norms of a society. In the story of La Honda; The story of Jill and Jack, human beings are objectified and classified in specific levels and classes. They are not allowed to evolve on the basis of their talents and basic rights. The presence of rape compounds and reusing dead bodies in food compounds are taking away the human right of self-determination. Communication with people can cause you punishment in orientation centers. They are not allowed to do what they want to do and act how they want to act. They are pushed in the darkness of inhuman acts that are unthinkable in our real world.
Rational Choice Theory:
The rational choice theory states that individuals always make sensible and logical decisions and these decisions are the source of satisfaction for human beings. Human beings direct their behaviors on practical scenarios and direct their decisions making abilities on the basis of these behaviors. People made these choices on the basis of rational to optimize their wishes. One's evaluation of a certain situation through social interaction determines his rational decisions. In the story, the rational choice for both Jack and Jill are to move away from the hell of specific compounds and move into the world of La Honda. The decision to move from an unethical, unloving and violent environment to a supportive, loving, and caring place is a perfect example of rational choice theory. Both Jack and Jill have made a choice with the target of a peaceful and loving future in their minds. Their rationality have consciously or subconsciously forced them to act on the rational choice theory with the outcome of better situation and freedom in their mind. Both of them were forced to make a sensible choice for the betterment of their future.
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