Natalie Pleasant
Mrs. Powell
ENG 1020
31 Oct. 2016
Cannibalism
What goes through your mind when you hear cannibalism? Cannibalism is defined as the consumption of flesh of the same species. It does not typically have to do with humans. It is depicted that way because of how the media and other sources portray it. In reality, cannibalism is a natural part of life. For decades, even centuries, humans have went through animal-like periods of time. Explorers and missionaries have encountered many of these treacherous accounts. Animals were witnessed displaying acts of cannibalism for sexual desires, survival, and even domination. In certain societies, cannibalism is considered a social norm. Although some of the most known stories are of “mentally ill” …show more content…
He had troubled behavior that followed a childhood surgery from when he was four years old. He had a double hernia that is said to have changed him. By the age of fourteen, he suffered from thoughts of necrophilia and murder; the thoughts were blamed on a breakdown he experienced due to his parents’ divorce. All of his victims he would get intoxicated to then kill them. He didn't start off eating them. He did eventually, as well as storing parts in his fridge and freezer. During his trial, he was presumed guilty by insanity. He was then murdered in his cell for terrorizing the other prisoners by eating their cell mates. Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish was a child rapist and a cannibal. He is most famous for the murder of Grace Budd. He knew her family well and told her parents that he wanted to take Grace to the zoo. They knew she wouldn't be able to go to the zoo again in her life, so they allowed her to go. He then sent her family a letter stating that he had stripped all of her clothes off, cut her into little pieces, and cooked and ate her. At his trial, he pleaded insanity saying that he heard God’s voice telling him to do it. He was sentenced to
Mrs. Powell
ENG 1020
31 Oct. 2016
Cannibalism
What goes through your mind when you hear cannibalism? Cannibalism is defined as the consumption of flesh of the same species. It does not typically have to do with humans. It is depicted that way because of how the media and other sources portray it. In reality, cannibalism is a natural part of life. For decades, even centuries, humans have went through animal-like periods of time. Explorers and missionaries have encountered many of these treacherous accounts. Animals were witnessed displaying acts of cannibalism for sexual desires, survival, and even domination. In certain societies, cannibalism is considered a social norm. Although some of the most known stories are of “mentally ill” …show more content…
He had troubled behavior that followed a childhood surgery from when he was four years old. He had a double hernia that is said to have changed him. By the age of fourteen, he suffered from thoughts of necrophilia and murder; the thoughts were blamed on a breakdown he experienced due to his parents’ divorce. All of his victims he would get intoxicated to then kill them. He didn't start off eating them. He did eventually, as well as storing parts in his fridge and freezer. During his trial, he was presumed guilty by insanity. He was then murdered in his cell for terrorizing the other prisoners by eating their cell mates. Hamilton Howard “Albert” Fish was a child rapist and a cannibal. He is most famous for the murder of Grace Budd. He knew her family well and told her parents that he wanted to take Grace to the zoo. They knew she wouldn't be able to go to the zoo again in her life, so they allowed her to go. He then sent her family a letter stating that he had stripped all of her clothes off, cut her into little pieces, and cooked and ate her. At his trial, he pleaded insanity saying that he heard God’s voice telling him to do it. He was sentenced to