Evil in the world is natural to humans. Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies, is a book about the dark side of humans through a group of boys stranded on a deserted island. Golding believes that humanity is naturally evil. Golding is correct in his right to believe this because of the cruelty and hatred throughout history, evil has happened often and even literature shows this. Firstly, in Lord of the Flies, Jack’s anger towards Ralph leads the group to attack him and have Roger “Sharpen a stick on both ends” (Golding 190), demonstrating his hatred towards Ralph. By intending to mount his head on a stick, Jack’s hatred towards Ralph causes him to actively hunt for Ralph to kill him. Golding also shows great cruelty through Roger when he tortures …show more content…
One of which is Animal Farm, when Napoleon’s hardest worker, boxer, is now unable to work due to his age Napoleon sent him off to his death. “They are taking boxers to the knacker’s” (Orwell 61). Napoleon's decision to send Boxer to his death illustrates the lack of empathy and cruelty that humans are capable of when it serves their interests. Napoleon also shows the evil and hatred humans do, “They dashed straight for Snowball, who only sprang from his place just in time to escape their snapping jaws” (Orwell 27). Napoleon’s jealousy and hatred caused him to try to have Snowball killed, because Snowball grew popular, and beloved, for his ideas that benefited his underlings. Napoleon grew jealous and became hateful towards Snowball for his success, this caused him to try to kill Snowball to try to benefit himself in order to get more power. Orwell showed that people are cruel for their own benefit and become hateful when another’s success harms …show more content…
One example of this is during WWII, the Japanese had a camp in China called Unit 731. The camp was known for horrific scientific experiments, some of which included “Experiments included disease injections, controlled dehydration, biological weapons testing, Hypobaric pressure chamber testing, vivisection, organ harvesting, amputation, and standard weapons testing” (Wikipedia). These monstrosities show the hatred of others can produce the most horrific of events. This hatred caused many to die in the most dehumanizing way possible in the most painful ways possible. “Estimates of those killed by Unit 731 and its related programs range up to half a million people, and none of the inmates survive, in the final moments of the Second World War, all prisoners were killed to conceal evidence” (Wikipedia). After all the Japanese did, they took no mercy for killing thousands of people, and killed all the inmates in an attempt to protect themselves from the war crimes they committed. The Japanese showed cruelty and hate to the thousands they killed in the most immoral ways, showing the capabilities of human
William Golding’s Lord of the Flies portrays the lives of young British boys whose plane crashed on a deserted island and their struggle for survival. The task of survival was challenging for such young boys, while maintaining the civilized orders and humanity they were so accustomed too. These extremely difficult circumstances and the need for survival turned these innocent boys into the most primitive and savaged mankind could imagine. William Golding illustrates man’s capacity for evil, which is revealed in man’s inherent nature. Golding uses characterization, symbolism and style of writing to show man’s inhumanity and evil towards one another.
Mankind is innately evil. The allegorical novel, The Lord of the Flies, allows for little interpretation about human nature. William Golding depicts the idea, “evil is an inborn trait of man” (Golding). Throughout the novel the children who have crash landed on the island begin to uncover their savage nature. Although all of the children somehow succumb to a heinous behaviour, Jack, Ralph, and Roger become most noticeably corrupt. Ultimately, it becomes clear that malicious intent is intrinsic in mankind.
When Ralph sees the naval officer that appears on the island to save them, he realizes that he will return to civilization. The shock causes him to reflect on what has happened. The rescue does not produce joy; instead he feels despair at what he has been through. He is awakened to the reality that he will never be the same. He has lost his innocence and learned about the evil that lurks within himself and all men through his experiences on the island. Ralph’s revelation to his loss of innocence and societal order among the boys is exemplified through the collapse of the attempted Democratic government, the killing of the pig, and the death of Piggy and Simon.
The psychology of evil is vital to understanding why Jack and Ralph progress through the story as they do. In Lord of the Flies, evil is an undoubted key to life on the island. The main characters in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies demonstrate Zimbardo’s “Seven Social Processes that Grease the Slippery Slope of Evil,” most notable mindlessly taking the first step, blind obedience to authority, and de-individualization of self.
Inherent Evil of Man Exposed in Lord of the Flies & nbsp; The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding used a group of British boys beached on a deserted island to illustrate the malicious nature of mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with the changes the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the freedom of their society. William Golding's basic philosophy that man was inherently evil was expressed in such instances as the death of Simon, the beast within the boys, and the way Ralph was fervently hunted. & nbsp; Through the story, Simon acted as the Christ Figure. The death of Simon symbolized the loss of religious reasoning.
Whether people will deny it or not, it is certainly apparent that human nature is all too evil; for there is a demon that lurks in everyone, just waiting to come out. Humans can build civilizations and attempt to deviate themselves from such basic instincts, yet nevertheless, evil is not something that they can run from; it is not something that they can defeat. William Golding knew this, and so in his book, Lord of the Flies, he presents so by portraying a microcosm of a society in the form of little British schoolboys. Their plane, in an attempt to escape from the raging war, came to its own demise as it was shot down, leaving the boys stranded on an island they know nothing of. Ralph, later on the leader of the boys, and with the help of
“Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other” (Eric Burdon). People do not think they are doing good or evil, they just think that they are doing the right thing. Evil comes from within each one of us. You just need to something to bring it out.
Imagine flying on a plane and crash landing on an unknown island with a select group of people. How would humans deal as a result of this horrific situation? Is cruelty and violence the only solution when it comes down to it? In Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores the relationship between children in a similar conflict and shows how savagery takes over civilization. Lord of the Flies proves to show that the natural human instincts of cruelty and savagery will take over instead of logic and reasoning. William shows how Jack, the perpetrator in the book, uses cruelty and fear for social and political gain to ultimately take over, while on the other hand shows how Ralph falters and loses power without using cruelty and fear. In Lord of
...tic, darkness lies within all of humanity, and when provoked, everyone is capable of evil.” ( Teen Ink, Kenzie Treub ) William Golding’s true intent of writing Lord of the Flies was to expose the true nature of humans and show the world that it is possible for human beings to turn their backs on one another for the sake of survival.
The issue on whether man is good or evil has been debated over several generations. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys are stranded on an uninhabited island. In the beginning, the boys have fun and are carefree while adventuring on the island. With no adults around to tell them how to behave, the boys declare war on one another and face several conflicts. These conflicts provide Golding with the opportunity to explore the idea that society restrains the evil intentions of human nature.
(evil and barbaric). This quote will be from The World Set Free by H.G. Wells. Also, it will dig deeper into meaning of the reason why Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, portrays his belief of evil being the natural state of mankind. In The World Set Free, “That dream was but a moment in a man’s life, whose proper business it seemed was to get food and kill his fellows and beget after the manner of all that belongs to the fellowship of the beasts.” (page 6) That dream was but a moment in a man’s life, whose proper business it seemed was to get food and kill his fellows and beget after the manner of all that belongs to the fellowship of the beasts.” (The World Set Free, page 6) This quote explains how humans once lived in their early ages of existence. When we all started civilizations, all of mankind remained civilized (and lived in a civilized manner), In Lord of the Flies, the children seemed more human and still knew their English. Nevertheless, the beast-like group of children were used to living on this island and turned into a wild condition, away from any city or town. Furthermore, most of these children didn’t have any survival skills and needed a leader to keep them thriving. They would have to rely on someone to take care of them, unlike the older kids in the island (Example: Ralph). Young and entertainment-craving kids would
This paper will explore the three elements of innate evil within William Golding's, Lord of the Flies, the change from civilization to savagery, the beast, and the battle on the island. Golding represents evil through his character's, their actions, and symbolism. The island becomes the biggest representation of evil because it's where the entire novel takes place. The change from civilization to savagery is another representation of how easily people can change from good to evil under unusual circumstances. Golding also explores the evil within all humans though the beast, because it's their only chance for survival and survival instinct takes over. In doing so, this paper will prove that Lord of the Flies exemplifies the innate evil that exists within all humans.
Lord of the Flies provides one with a clear understanding of Golding's view of human nature. Whether this view is right or wrong is a point to be debated. This image Golding paints for the reader, that of humans being inherently bad, is a perspective not all people share. Lord of the Flies is but an abstract tool of Golding's to construct the idea of the inherent evil of human nature in the minds of his readers. To construct this idea of the inherent evil, Golding employs the symbolism of Simon, Ralph, the hunt and the island.
In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of young boys from England are evacuated out of their country due to a war. The plane is then shot down and results into a plane crash on a deserted island. The boys are left all alone with no adults, no supplies, and no one to come and rescue them. They are all on their own and have to establish a new “society”. The boys have to choose someone to govern them and that person ends up being Ralph, who had an internal struggle between what is right and wrong closer to the end of the novel. The boys turn into savages, killing each other, and showing their evil inside each of them. According to, William Golding man is inherently evil, evil is in all of us, but it is oppressed by society, and comes out when there is not anything to hold us back, civilization is what holds back evil from coming out, or it is what triggers evil inside of man.
For centuries philosophers have debated whether humans are born good or evil. This same topic is discussed deeper in Lord of The Flies. In the book, juvenile boys stranded on an island are shown to be unleashing their inner savagery the longer they are separated from society. According to Golding, humans have a natural tendency to be evil. This argument is correct because humans are inherently selfish and sadistic, as shown in Lord of The Flies, Animal Farm, and a study conducted by Erin Buckels from the University of British Columbia.