To understand May’s concept of powerlessness on a societal level, it’s helpful to think about how powerlessness impacts your own life. Recall a time when you felt powerless. Perhaps such a feeling was...

To understand May’s concept of powerlessness on a societal level, it’s helpful to think about how powerlessness impacts your own life. Recall a time when you felt powerless. Perhaps such a feeling was prompted by a divorce or a death in the family, or by something of less obvious significance, such as getting into a fight with an older sibling or being picked on at school. How did being powerless make you feel: angry, hostile, humiliated, defensive, anxious, depressed, withdrawn? Write down any emotion that seemed tied to the condition of your powerlessness. Then with this personal instance fresh in mind, try to think about the implications of powerlessness in society as a whole. Do you agree with May’s thesis? If so, how? If not, why?