Quick Write

What do you see as the main cause that led Ed Gein to become the monster?

Causal Relationships

Causality: the relationship of cause and effect

You should identify the types of causal relationships on your charts (you might use different types of arrows, different colors, or simply labels to show what kind of cause is being mapped).

Necessary Cause: any factor that must be in place for something to occur.
Sufficient Cause: is a condition that always produces the effect in question.
Precipitating Cause: the proverbial straw that breaks a camel’s back. The spark that sets the blaze.
Proximate Cause: nearby and often easy to spot.
Remote Cause: may act at some distance from an event but be closely tied to it.
Reciprocal Cause: you have a reciprocal situation when a cause leads to an effect that, in turn, strengthens the cause.
Contributing Factors: add to the causes to bring about the effect.