Lord Of The Flies : Evil : A Natural Desire?

Everyone would like to believe that man is not naturally evil, but that is not the case; Natural evil is real, and it can be evident everywhere. Not only are there many studies supporting the fact, but even the Bible acknowledges man’s natural evil. And if these evil are left unchecked, they leave to treacherous situations, as presented in William Golding’s, Lord of The Flies. The novel takes place on an island run by kids, and only held together by flimsy society lead by Ralph, the original chief. Only when Jack, Ralph’s former partner, challenges his authority that is when it starts to fall. Jack’s temptations to undo Ralph’s doing and to revert to primal savagery takes over him and eventually leads him to do actions that could only describe as an anarchist criminal. The only

It led to jealousy amongst people. They entered into competition with one another. Likewise, in Lord of the Flies, Jack believes that order and rules is not the best way to run the society. Instead, he believes that all the boys should have fun and not do work. Later in the novel, the group of boys turn on Ralph and choose Jack to be their leader instead. For instance, Ralph says, “The rules!” shouted Ralph. “You are breaking the rules!” “Who cares?” Jack says. These sentences shows that Jack does not care about the rules and doesn’t to have

Society has order and rules. These rules are what tame the “beast” in all people. The rules confine us. Without them, we are capable of much evil. Golding uses Ralph to show this desire to be good. Ralph clings to anything symbolizing order, while Jack runs from it. When things start to go sour on the island, Ralph thinks aloud saying, “…the rules are the only thing we’ve got.” He longs for that “good” which he associates with civilization. Jack responds by saying, “bollocks to the rules!” He is enjoying the freedom from civilization and rules. His inner evil has taken over

One major conflict in The Lord of the Flies is man vs. society. Ralph is good for the island society because he concluded there need to be rules and order so that the boys stay balanced and are concentrated on getting recaptured. “ The rules! ‘Shouted Ralph’ You’re breaking the rules!” pg. 130 Ralph is fighting for civilization, he is trying to make everything is coordinated, all he wants is for all of them to get rescued. Society need rules in order to be civil, because if everyone was not civil, the world would be turbulent. Ralph is the leader of the “tribe”. When Jack separated from the group and made his own tribe it all became crazy. Jack’s group was chaotic; however, they did know how to hunt and they had the ability to start a fire because of Piggy’s specs. One boy states, “We did everything adults would do, what went wrong” (Golding). When boys from Ralph's tribe decided to leave and start their own clan then everything started becoming chaotic. If they all would have stayed together they would have had trouble getting along but at least it wouldn't be hectic. Ralph did the best he could trying to keep everyone from going insane. Ralph represents humanity, and jack represents savagery.

Several laws and regulations are put into place by the government to prevent humans from behaving without caution. Without these laws, humans would engage in activities which could potentially harm the community, slowly abolishing peace and order within society. At the beginning of Lord of the Flies, Ralph takes charge and attempts to maintain order and peace on the island by conducting meetings and assuming leadership. However, the absence of a legitimate government gradually resulted in the boys turning into savages. Furthermore, it created conflicts between different characters such as Jack and Ralph that could not be resolved in an orderly manner due to the lack of a strong law-making body. However, a society with an active government develops the necessary regulations needed to establish justice amongst individuals. Several people may argue that many laws put forth by the government do not promote peace; however, these regulations keep society organized by having a systematic way to control people while also providing the peace and freedom citizens seek in society. Without a strong government, people would not feel obligated to behave correctly, making it more likely for them to break order and disrupt

For centuries, psychologists and psychoanalysts have studied humans in hopes of discovering a common link, a pattern per say, in what provokes their certain thoughts and actions. Many question certain values, morals, religion, even their brain chemistry, but nobody knows for certain. Sigmund Freud’s theory suggests that human actions/personalities derive from three parts of the human psyche; the id, ego and superego. William Golding analyzes this further in his novel, Lord of the Flies, which is about a large group of boys that crash-land on a deserted Island after fleeing a dangerous England in the times of WWII. These young boys are used to entertain the idea of savagery vs. civilization and how evil lies deep within us all. After

In the novel The Lord of the Flies a group of young boys are stranded on an island after their plane mysteriously crashes.I believe that William Golding was getting the point that a society cannot function without a basic set of rules and boundaries . Throughout the book their society does extremely well when they have leadership and simple laws to keep the boys in place. When Jack decides to start anarchy and disrupts the balance of their system everything goes to hell. In the time Ralph was in charge one small boy died on the mountain but it was an accident in the time Jack was in charge two boys were brutally murdered, this just validates my point that a community can not survive with no laws or rules.

Throughout history, philosophers have wondered what essentially drives people to do certain actions. It is not clear whether these actions occur because humans are intrinsically good or bad. Nevertheless, the novel Lord of the Flies and several historical examples provide some insight into why human beings may be fundamentally bad.

Civilization can be destroyed as easily as it is created.  Without the walls of society, humans are capable of committing actions that they would have never thought possible.  Lord of the Flies focuses on a group of boys who are alone on an island without authority. The novel reveals what can become of humanity without the presence of authority.  In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph symbolizes leadership, civilization,  as well as the loss of innocence.  Ralph is the closest resemblance to authority that the boys have on the island.  His appearance plays an important role in him signifying authority, “You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went, but there was a

While humans try their best to stop evil intentions, evil eventually overcomes. Although humans are ignorant and live their lives normally, evil finds a way to pounce on society. In order to suppress evil dominion is needed in the world. This is demonstrated in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. In this novel, when a horrific plane crashes on an island, a handful of boarding school boys find themselves stranded on a tropical island at a time during World War II. On the island, they govern themselves, hunt, and figure things out while waiting to be rescued. As time passes, there is conflict between two main characters, Jack and Ralph, who take on leadership roles. Another main character named Simon, is a mystical boy who spends time by himself

Imagine you were stranded, with a bunch of other kids your age. Seeing that there is no authority, no law; wouldn’t anyone feel strange? Wouldn’t one feel the necessity to set forth a few rules, to maintain everyone’s sanity? In the book, Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the hidden brutality of one’s self becomes their worst nightmare. The theme of this story is: without structure and rule our basic ideas of how to treat other people and what is right or wrong will be lost.

Chaos can be caused by something as small as innocent children. The battle between Jack and Ralph for the title leader remains constant throughout Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Ralph, the protagonist, is the natural leader of the group of British boys. Jack, the antagonist, is the most savage on the island. There are two main reason why the island’s society collapsed. The lack of the boy’s organizational skills. The disagreement between the boys. The failure to communicate can have tragic results. Organization is one of the most important aspects of everyday life.

In the book, Lord of the flies the boys try to establish order on the island by choosing someone to be in charge. Ralph was chosen as leader. He would use the conch shell to get everyone’s attention and to have everyone focus on the person with the conch shell. They established groups of boys for specific jobs for example “The Hunters.” “ We need an assembly. Not for fun. Not for laughing and falling off the log. For cleverness. Not for those things. But to put things straight.” (79) In the beginning having ralph as leader they listened to him and his rules he put in place, for example the conch shell. As time went on this no longer worked. There were more problems and conflicts between the boys.

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, which is set during World War II, English school boys, escaping war in England, crash on a deserted tropical island. From the protected environment of boarding school, the boys are suddenly thrust into a situation where they must fend for themselves. In order to survive, the boys copy their country’s rule for a civilized life by electing a leader, Ralph. He promises order, discipline, and rules for the boys so that they form a small civilized society. This civilized society does not last. Struggling with Jack who wants to be the leader and the boys’ fears of the unknown, Ralph is unable to maintain control, and the boys fulfill Golding’s perspective that human

Order in a society creates a structural environment for individuals to thrive. Lord of the Flies depicts how madness occurs once the decimation of order begins. Ralph reflects on how the civilization of the island degrades as savagery overwhelms the children: “the world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away” (Golding 91). Golding describes how without order, a group of individuals can fall into anarchy. He urges a world where leaders enforce reasonable laws and maintain control because it provides people with a structure to build their lives upon. Consequently, a world that lacks this organization can produce savagery among individuals.