Lord of the Flies- Evil

“All human beings are commingled out of good & evil” was a quote once said by notable Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. This quotation discusses and supports William Golding’s, the author of Lord of the Flies, belief that all humans have a distinct character flaw that, when left unchecked by morals and laws of society, will eventually corrupt the individual. In Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, it’s shown how due to their environment and lack of supervision, the young boys slowly progress and evolve into barbaric, bloodthirsty individuals.

Evil: A noun meaning profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity. Everyone has a little bit of evil in them, but it’s up to that person if they want to show it or not. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of boys show the evil within themselves while being stranded on an island. Because of the situation that has been thrust upon them, they soon discover the true evil they are capable of. In the book, the boys show evil through their lust for power, the behavior that the boys express, and their murderous actions.

In certain situations even the most delightful people could become evil. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding’s book takes place during world war II a plane full of british schoolboys crashes, the only survivors are the children. They attempt to form a type of government but two people want to be leaders. Ralph is suppose to be “chief” but Jack also wanted to be, later in the book he got his wish. They kill two of their friends and try to kill another. They eventually get rescued by a naval officer. Golding’s major argument throughout the novel is that evil is an inborn trait of mankind.

potato is about a group of boys stranded on an island. As time progresses, they become more like savages and animals as their grasp on humanity slips. The real problem faced by the boys in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies is their inner evil; their solutions fall short because they are afraid to admit that they are the problem.

In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, Golding claims that no matter how civilized or innocent all human beings are, the surrounding environment can change how people interact with each other and turn them from civilized beings into savages. He uses Jack to show that when human nature does not have any restraints, it will slowly evolve into savagery. Jack at first is a respectful, civilized person that is willing to communicate and cooperate with Ralph, but when confronting with the act of killing a pig makes him lose all sense of shame and conscience, he starts acting evil and wanting to hunt Ralph. By the end of the novel, Golding ultimately shows that everyone is capable of being evil and it is only society’s rules that keep most individuals from acting out evil.

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 book Lord of the flies by William Golding, around 15 boys between the ages of 9 to 12 were left stranded on a deserted island. As they navigate through the ways of survival, many of the boys find their cause to fall into savagery. Throughout Lord of the flies, Golding draws a fine line between savagery and civilization as the novel progresses. The author suggests that human nature has an inborn sense of savagery, and evil that lies within that is only controlled by the pull of civilization.

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.

Throughout this magnificent novel, William Golding collaborated civilization with good and savagery with evil. The English boys were civilized, humane, and educated as they slowly acclimatized themselves to a vulgar, primitive, and swinish life in the jungle. The rivalry between civilization and savagery is represented between the two main characters Ralph and Jack: Ralph represents tranquility and leadership, while Jack represents boorish and lust for power.

America is organized, technologically advanced, and easily accessible; Imagine a scenario in which our society vanished out of thin air, leaving humans with only our natural instincts and nature? A similar fictious event occurred at an unknown location on an island, isolating young boys Ralph, Piggy, Jack and many other children in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding. Lastly, the boys innocence is turned to savagery when being alone on the island corrupts them and shows how truly evil man is when society cannot keep him in line. Golding is trying to say that man is evil and he proves it to us, showing us little boys on an island and how out of hand man can become.

    Despite the progression of civilization and society's attempts to suppress man's darker side, moral depravity proves both indestructible and inescapable; contrary to culturally embraced views of humanistic tendencies towards goodness, each individual is susceptible to his base, innate instincts. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, seemingly innocent schoolboys evolve into bloodthirsty savages as the latent evil within them emerges. Their regression into savagery is ironically paralleled by an intensifying fear of evil, and it culminates in several brutal slays as well as a frenzied manhunt. The graphic consequence of the boys' unrestrained barbarity, emphasized by the

When humans are pushed to survive, they are willing to do anything to do so. In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, a group of boys are stranded on an island and have to survive, however as the story progresses the boys become more barbaric and savage like. Even though there are good people in this world, there will always be evil. Why does evil exist? Golding’s belief of human nature is that humans are naturally evil and savage. However, law and civility keep humans from turning into this natural state of evil and Golding uses the development of Jack to show how savagery is created.

William Golding uses literary methods such as archetypal techniques and symbolism in order to convey the theme of savagery in the novel Lord of the Flies. A reader’s understanding of the role of savagery is enhanced through Golding’s archetypal techniques using red and fire. Savagery is further pushed forward through the use of symbolism like the diminishing strength of the conch, and the unruliness is the boys’ hair, and the pig’s head. George R.R. Martin said, “There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs.” Could the author be asking us to examine what all civilizations pretend they don’t have? Every orderly person has the ability to break free from society when

Evil is and forever will be as old as the human race itself. Evil is inherent in humanity. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies depicts a group of boys consumed by chaos as they destroy not only their civilization, but also their morality and culture. William Golding utilizes Jack Merridew to justify his opinion that evil is a part of human nature.

William Golding’s “The Lord of the Flies” has been critiqued by many people as a work that expresses the theme of evil as an inborn trait in characters. The novel follows the plot of a group of young school boys getting stranded on a remote island leaving them with no adult supervision or reminder of civilization. The boys go through the strain of keeping one another alive, hunting for food, and facing the many malevolent dispositions inhabiting the area they are unable to escape . The underlying evil is prominent as the characters establish themselves from young boys to men challenged by the duty of life, learning the extent of their capabilities. The first character introduced in the novel, Jack, begins his journey as the golden boy. A natural