Insanity of a Confucianism Society Insanity is, “a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns” (Wikipedia). The general idea of this quote is to highlight how insanity is observed among people of diverse backgrounds. We find ourselves in a society where if every member of said society were to be examined and tested individually, everyone would be sane. However, if these same individuals were place in a group, then suddenly examined, tested or discussed collectively, it would easily be determined that everyone is insane. Everyday people go about their day-to-day activities and some degree of normality because it is expected. Yet, there are reports of various acts of insanity broadcasted through the news media almost daily. These reports and events are insane and cause some to fear, some to be dismayed while others grieve. The different aspects of our environment can place individuals in a state of insanity.
If individuals are unaware of history, they are more prone to repeat the devastating acts such as cannibalism. When Lu Xun asserts, " There were no dates in history, but scrawled this way and that across every page were the words benevolence, righteousness, and morality. Since I couldn't get to sleep anyway, I read that history very carefully for most of the night, and finally I began to make out what was written between the lines; the whole volume was filled with a single phrase: Eat people!" (1240). The importance of history is seen as an illusion through the author's 2 point of view. History is a reflection of its environment, and through the author's perspective, he observes an elusive world that is slowly deteriorating from cannibalism. This reality is