From Within Synanon

I found an article by Paul Morantz on the Carina Ray Story on the Children of Synanon. The children of Synanon were raised differently and were required to follow a certain set of rules. Carina Ray is an assistant professor of African History at Fordham University, who recalls living her own experience as a child of Synanon. Her experience living in the organization was a bold experiment in racial integration that could be instructive to a new generation continuing to struggle with racial issues. Ray was born into Synanon, by a mixed-race couple who met and married there. However, she did not stay a member, she left when she was eighth years old.

The article is very bias towards Synanon, the author had a point to argue against them throughout the whole reading. According to the article Ms.Ray is lucky to have left at the age of 8, because if she would have stayed she would have the career of milking cows and mending fences. The education stoped at the age thirteen, as well as the idea of having kids. The interesting thing about this article is that the author is someone who has had encounters with Synanon members, and is writing about a previous Synanon member. Paul Morantz has a hatred towards Synanon members ever since they put a rattlesnake in his mail box, after cutting of the tail of the snake.

Ms.Ray had positives memories of Synanon, for the most part. She remembered it as a beautiful country environment and caring people, she admired Dederich. Morantz explains how she really did not know what was going on and that she got out just in time or else she would have grown up to be a violent terrorist. Paul Morantz grew up in hatred towards Synanon members, and he exposed his hatred through his own media site. He would be an example of someone who grew up with a negative experience towards the religious group, even though he is not a member. Ms.Ray on the other hand grew up in positive experience with the group. To her, she can only remember good things about Synanon and the members. She herself was a member, although she did not live there very long she still had a childhood there. All of the people in the commune to her were very nice and caring, on the other hand Morantz sees them as violent terrorist who were brainwashed by Dederich. He believed they were brainwashed through what was know as "The Game" and that all Dederich cared about was making money.

Although Morantz was not a member he may not be as much of a relevant source, but he is important because he was a victim of the members of he commune. He shares a big impact of the group because what they did nearly cased him to lose his life, and it stuck with him all these years he made a site regarding Synanon, but not positive things to say.
PaulMorantz-Carina Ray Story