Confinement

My project deals with how although one is free, in truth they are confined by their burdens. The light at first seems like a way for the subject to be free yet it confines the subject because of a struggle for power. The article on the Stanford Prison experiment deals with the same idea of a power struggle. Those is power  use fear and violence to keep those they oppress down. In turn the oppressed become angry and turn violent in order to gain power.

Quotes:

"The prisoners began to suffer a wide array of humiliations and punishments at the hands of the guards, and many began to show signs of mental and emotional distress."-Experiment Resources

"On the second day of the experiment, the prisoners organized a mass revolt and riot, as a protest about the conditions. Guards worked extra hours and devised a strategy to break up and put down the riot, using fire-extinguishers."- Experiment Resources

Bibliography:

"Stanford Prison Experiment - Roles Define Your Behavior." The Scientific Method, Science, Research and Experiments. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.experiment-resources.com/stanford-prison

experiment.html>.

This article described the reasoning behind the experiment as well as the methods for carrying out the experiment. The article described what the prisoners went through in detail and explained well why these deeds had been carried out. The experiment wanted to document a tear down of humanity through the use of a severe difference in power between guard and prisoner. It was amazing to read about how easily the guards abandoned their humanity and became extremely brutal. The experiment though cannot be seen as sufficient research data because it cannot be duplicated due to ethical reasons.