Our personalities are predetermined as a result of our genes before we are born and there is nothing that can be done to change our character traits. To what extent do you agree? What is your opinion?

Individuals go through many phases in their life as they grow up and reach a certain age. Each person is unique and has his or her own

character

traits which are influenced by many genetic factors as well as numerous other factors. Some

people

are of the view that the characters and personalities of

people

are solely dependent on our

genes

and

such

inherited characteristics cannot be changed. I partially disagree with

this

statement as to some extent

genes

have control over our behaviour whereas the lifestyle and the nature of upbringing a person experiences play a major role in their

character

development.

This

will be elaborated on in the forthcoming paragraphs.

First

and foremost, An individual experiences many good and bad things throughout his or her life. These have a huge impact on their mind and

hence

the person shapes his thoughts and way of living in terms of what he or she has experienced and learnt till that point.

For example

, Many studies have proved that A tiger taken away from its normal habitat and raised like a pet, by not surviving on rough grounds develops a sense of love and compassion for humans and does not harm them as well as other animals.

This

is similar to the case of humans. If an individual is raised and bought up in positive and good situations ,no matter, what negative characteristics he possesses cannot be identified and utilised as he adapts to the situation which is familiar to him.

Secondly

, the environment and

people

around whom an individual grows up greatly impact his or her personality and

character

.

For instance

, children raised by strict parents find it a little hard to open up and have introverted personalities as compared to kids of broad-minded parents.

However

, the

genes

of an individual cannot be completely neglected as they play a trivial role in shaping his or her

character

.

For example

, By ,birth some children may be criminal-minded and no matter what good lessons they learn they end up as criminals . Many

people

state that

this

is in their

genes

and cannot be changed. In conclusion, even though

genes

play a minor role in determining the personalities of individuals, the type of environment and the situation in which they are raised are consequential in determining the same.