Summary Of Revenge: Will You Feel Better? By Karyn Hall

Revenge is an instinct that humans have. When certain negative actions are taken upon us we tend to "return the favor". The article "Revenge: Will You Feel Better?" by Karyn Hall explains various reasons for revenge and what we feel after taking revenge. At the beginning of the article, Hall writes about different purposes of revenge. One justification given is to have a sense of justice. Most people who take revenge believe that they're taking on self administered justice. Protection of oneself is another major reason mentioned in the article. In order to impose fear on others, revenge is used. This fear usually protects he one taking revenge from further problems. So the question that named this article, "Will revenge make you feel better?".