OBEDIENCE Imagine yourself as a soldier in the US army in the 1970s. You’re in Vietnam and you’re ordered to napalm a village. Or, imagine that you’re in the Argentine army in the 1980s and you’re ordered to kidnap and execute a man whose only “crime” was that he opposed the government. Or, cast yourself as a Trump supporter (that might be hard, I know) at a rally of his where protesters show up and Trump, on stage, says “rough them up.” What do you do? Why?

Remind Mr. Shulkin to show you the video

What does it reveal about this society and its government? V for Vendetta, p. 73 What does Delia’s reference of the Milgram experiment reveal about her character? What does it reveal about this society and its government?

“We were only following orders “We were only following orders.” – Common defense of Nazis accused of war crimes “Banality of evil” -Hannah Arendt, on Adolf Eichmann Why does this happen? Look at Milgram’s Obedience to Authority Connect it to V for Vendetta, George Orwell’s 1984 and current events

Read through the transcripts/descriptions from the experiments Read through the transcripts/descriptions from the experiments. Prepare to share with the class: -What does your transcript reveal about the experiment? -What was the subject’s reaction/response to authority -What conclusions did the researchers/you come to about why this person reacted the way they did to authority? Take notes – you may want to use evidence from a different group in your essay.

Read through Milgram’s Obedience to Authority. -What is obedience? -Why are humans obedient? -How does this explain elements of our society?

Techniques for reading long texts “Chunk” sections Define important and recurring terms on your paper -”teacher” -”learner” -”obedience” -”Eichmann” Write a short summary after long paragraphs Come up with a highlighting system Use a pen/highlighter/finger as a pointer while you read Other techniques?