The Iks

The Iks by Lewis Thomas In the prove The Iks, author Lewis Thomas tells the story about the meek tribe of hunters in Uganda who had to struggle to live with others after they were forced by the government to bound up their living and working area and move to the poor hills and pay off farmers. Because of this, the Iks did not know how to live together, and they made from each one others lives very miserable. The individual Ik was selfish and heartless and cared for no one simply himself.They didnt share things with each other and found satisfaction in the others misfortunes. They even went as far as to in allow their children go on their own and take food from the elders. To make things worse, an anthropologist, who despised the Iks, decided to study them for two years to write a appropriate about them. Thomas thought the behavior of the Iks was unmoral and animalistic. He then went on to say that he now sees their behavior as be akin(predicate) to small groups much(pre nominal) as a gang and large groups such as cities and nations.I find that Thomas comparison of the Iks behavior to few small groups to be unreasonable, whereas I commode see the similarities between their behavior and that of large groups like cities and nations. I didnt think the comparison of the Iks behavior and that of all small groups was accurate. Now, I mother seen some small groups, such as gangs, express the same type of selfish and heartless behavior as Iks, like when they kill innocent people as an initiation and their joy when another gang is broken up.But I have also seen some small groups, such as social clubs, come together to bear money for other organizations and to supply needs to needy communities. Therefore, I stinkert see the comparison of all small groups as organism fair. As for the comparison of the Iks and larger groups, such as cities, I can agree with that to a certain extent. I could never forget what happened in this city on August 29, 2005. Our f amilies, homes, jobs and schools was taken from us. The city decided to accomplish one part of the city, and flooded out the poor part.Sure thither was suffice oneself from other cities and nations, but the help only went to certain areas of the city. The poor areas was left over(p) to fend for themselves, and that caused those citizens to make their own laws and they became very defensive and offensive to each other during this time. They broke into the neighbors homes and stole whatever was salvageable and they actually raped the women who was stranded with them. There was elderly people who was dead in there for days and no one knew because they was too busy trying to rest alive.So I can agree with the comparison of the Iks and larger cities after being put in a bad situation. I wonder what it would be like if we was put in a situation like the Iks again? Would we be able to get along in order to help each other out of the bind were in, or would we restrain on like selfis h, savage beasts and destroy the little that we have? Although I can understand Thomas point about all military personnel having the ability to act out like the Iks did, I think that we have come so far in our society that we would not demand to act like that, because we know that behaving in such a flair will not help us make the situation better.