Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind.
There is a a lot of reasons for cannibalistic behavior like a ritual, survival/starvation, insanity, pleasure, brutal childhood, dominance, revenge.
Ritual- for respect or disrespect of the dead. Tribes often do this like the Korowai tribe.
Starvation/Survival- if one is in the woods with no food they might eat the already deceased to stay alive. Like the Donner party who ate the dead people to stay alive and have energy to make their journey.
Insanity- some people just snap and go crazy and do stuff that people might never understand what made them do that. Ed Gein snapped after his mother died and he ate his victims, for no proven reason.
Pleasure-some engage in cannibalism to satisfy sexual needs. Chikatilo couldn't satisfy his sexual needs when he ate his victims he felt pleased.
Brutal Childhood- some kids might have a bad childhood and be messed up in the head from it. Chikatilo watched his mom get raped from German soldiers.
Dominance- some eat people to feel more power over them or if they are scared they will do it to show that they are bigger than the victims. Chikatilo wanted dominance over his victims. Chikatilo's mother would tell him to watch out or they will eat him like they ate his brother.
Revenge-a lot of people start with cannibalism for revenge, to get back at for wrong doing to them. Ed Gein killed and ate people because his mother told him that women were immoral.
There is a a lot of reasons for cannibalistic behavior like a ritual, survival/starvation, insanity, pleasure, brutal childhood, dominance, revenge.
Ritual- for respect or disrespect of the dead. Tribes often do this like the Korowai tribe.
Starvation/Survival- if one is in the woods with no food they might eat the already deceased to stay alive. Like the Donner party who ate the dead people to stay alive and have energy to make their journey.
Insanity- some people just snap and go crazy and do stuff that people might never understand what made them do that. Ed Gein snapped after his mother died and he ate his victims, for no proven reason.
Pleasure-some engage in cannibalism to satisfy sexual needs. Chikatilo couldn't satisfy his sexual needs when he ate his victims he felt pleased.
Brutal Childhood- some kids might have a bad childhood and be messed up in the head from it. Chikatilo watched his mom get raped from German soldiers.
Dominance- some eat people to feel more power over them or if they are scared they will do it to show that they are bigger than the victims. Chikatilo wanted dominance over his victims. Chikatilo's mother would tell him to watch out or they will eat him like they ate his brother.
Revenge-a lot of people start with cannibalism for revenge, to get back at for wrong doing to them. Ed Gein killed and ate people because his mother told him that women were immoral.