Below you’ll find a series of claims about the concept of “guilt.” Think of others that could be added to this list. Choose two or three claims below to explore in your own writing. With each new claim, ask yourself what the benefits and downfalls are. Depending on your attitude toward “guilt,” you will see it as either something beneficial to our lives or something harmful. Make a choice and write a paragraph that supports your claims with good examples and insights.
Guilt is an emotion many people apparently no longer feel.
Often guilt is accompanied by feelings of humiliation.
Guilt can be a good motivator.
Hopefully, guilt brings about a sense of one’s responsibilities.
Guilt should not be confused with remorse.
Many people think that if they express guilt, then they should be excused from consequences.
Ads for food often appeal to our desire to be free of guilt.
A healthy sense of guilt reveals to us what is right and wrong.
As an emotion, guilt can have devastating consequences.
I dream of living a life that is guilt-free.