Crimes and cultural norms

CRIMES AND CULTURAL NORMS

The Hannibal Lecter series are good examples of deviance as shown by Hannibal himself . For this assignment , Silence of the Lamb will be the subject under observation

Deviant behavior brings out a strong negative reaction from others Moreover , deviance is linked to power . In the movie , Dr . Hannibal Lecter felt powerful by being able to analyze /read and kill a person . He has a distinctive taste for the human flesh , which made the community afraid of him

In the movie , Hannibal has committed intentional murders . The

investigators linked fourteen homicides to him , but they suspected that there were more cases . What Hannibal does to his victims surely stirred a strong negative reaction from the society . They condemned cannibalism as purely demonic only a psychotic can do

Even the way he kills his victims can be seen as deviant . He does not just stab or shoot someone . Here Hannibal appears creative ' in ending the lives of the poor victims

Moreover , deviance is seen in the movie through the portrayal of another serial killer , Buffalo Bill . As Hannibal says , although Buffalo Bill is not gay , he only thinks he is and is trying to be one . He wants to be a woman , and this precipitated to his killing of women . This part of the movie even drew out negative reactions from the gay community and the press

Hannibal and Buffalo Bill 's being deviant violated cultural norms . Both of them have committed murder , which deserves the most severe punishments . It is said that acts that fall between these polar anchorpoints are generally reflective of society 's changing values differences in religious , ethical and moral beliefs in a pluralistic society (American Sociological Association

What they did was labeled as taboo by their community , since we were given the commandment of `thou shalt not kill

Culture defines a society . Every place has a culture , and it entails values , norms , beliefs and traditions that are to be followed . The society sees murder as immoral because we are supposed to respect the lives of others . That is one value we have learned from our ancestors However , certain factors affected these criminals sometime in their lives

In the case of Hannibal , he had experienced unspeakable horrors when he was young . Buffalo Bill , on the other hand , may have been pressured by thinking he is a homosexual . Hannibal says that Bill was made a criminal through years of systematic abuse because he wanted sex reassignment but may have been rejected in three hospitals . This made him hate his identity

Before , the society condemns homosexuals and trans-sexual . There are still societies which do not accept these kinds of people . What more applying for sex reassignment is immoral . Buffalo Bill 's rejection may be made him commit murders to be able to complete his transformation

In our community , it is society itself which labels an act as deviant As time passed by , people have set the standards for what is right and wrong , family and normal...