Truth of Humanity in Lord of the Flies

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We would like to believe that humans are inherently good at heart, yet with all the tragic and horrific events going on in the world, this thought seems like a childish fantasy or dream. What if it were the opposite of what we would like to believe, and that people are evil inside, and society is just structured to hold the evil in? Without a society, Thomas Hobbes believed there would be “war... of every man against every man,” and that life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Beck et al, 195). Lord of the Flies suggests that man is inherently evil, and this shows through when society crumbles, just like the conch breaking on the island.
In our society, we have elections to choose our leaders and, most of the time, they lead our countries well. Signs of authority are shown every day by our leaders; whether it be the way they dress, the way they give speeches, or the way they fight their wars. Our society has a checks and balances system, according to Merriam Webster “so that no part can become too powerful”. Societies like this thrive all over the world. Yet...

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