Examples Of Nature Vs Nurture

There has been numerous discussions on the nature vs. nurture topic. One side says that nature, or genes, are responsible for developing children the way that they are, while another side says that nurture, the environment, is responsible. Regardless, nurture is the main cause for “monsters” and their behavior because our peers and family help shape our personality, interests, behavior, and how we act.
One of the most important reasons why nurture is responsible for making “monsters” is that humans shape their lives based on what they perceive to be true from a parental unit/ peer’s words and also a parental units belief. For example, in the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, a young boy named Dexter who is a serial killer is having a conversation with his father, Harry. During this conversation, Harry states, “There are plenty of people who deserve it, Dex…” and Dexter replies with, “And with those few words he
Some may say argue that nature is responsible for creating “monsters” because people are born with a killing gene, the MAO-A gene. However, you have to be involved in something traumatic for it to activate, and that ties into your environment which is a part of nurture. Furthermore, Dexter doesn’t state that he is a “monster” because of a traumatic experience, but because of his father’s words. Likewise, in the personal narrative Charles Manson, Manson states, “My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system. I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you.” Manson states that he is a “monster” not because of his father’s