Summary of "Group Minds"

Doris Lessing’s essay “Group Minds,” talks about the human nature of belonging to groups. Humans, specially those in Western societies do not like to be loners, but rather enjoy being part of a like-minded group. In her essay Lessing talks about the view most people of western society have about their individuality. Lessing says that people have an urge to belong to groups. She also explains how people are put in uncomfortable situations due to that urge. She also talks about the fact that we have lots of information about ourselves, but do not use that information to improve ourselves. In...