Good Vs. Evil In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding
Is Lord of the Flies good versus evil, or just human nature? The book Lord of the Flies is about a bunch of children that get stuck on an island and are forced to live on their own. They have to find ways of survival, but not everyone agrees on the ways of survival. Throughout the book there is violence and monarchy. Some children start to rebel against the government they have created because they do not think it will help them survive. Throughout the book Lord of the Flies William Golding uses theme to demonstrate how human nature is revealed in times with no expectations.
Throughout the book, William Golding continuously describes how much violence is used to solve problems. He shows the violence as fighting to resolve conflicts, when in …show more content…
Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack's arm and put the thrust aside with his own butt. Then he brought the end round and caught Jack a stinger across the ear. They were chest to chest, breathing fiercely, pushing and glaring," (Golding 161).
Here, Jack and Ralph are fighting to try and resolve a disagreement, but it is only making things worse. Fight is not just good versus evil because they both could have reasonable points for their side of the story. Naturally, this is just human nature. When someone does not agree with someone else, normal human nature would to get angry and argue. Sometimes it goes to and extent and fighting is involved.
In Lord of the Flies William Golding’s text shows how sometimes people can feel superior and not follow the rules. This is because maybe they are older and feel like they are more important.
"'Piggy's got the conch.' 'That's right-favor Piggy as you always do-' 'Jack!' Jack's voice sounded in bitter mimicry. 'Jack! Jack!' 'The rules!' shouted Ralph. 'You're breaking the rules!' 'Who cares?' Ralph summoned his wits. 'Because the rules are the only thing we've got!' But Jack was shouting against him. 'Bullocks to the rules! We're strong-we hunt! I there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat-!'"(Golding
Throughout the book, William Golding continuously describes how much violence is used to solve problems. He shows the violence as fighting to resolve conflicts, when in …show more content…
Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack's arm and put the thrust aside with his own butt. Then he brought the end round and caught Jack a stinger across the ear. They were chest to chest, breathing fiercely, pushing and glaring," (Golding 161).
Here, Jack and Ralph are fighting to try and resolve a disagreement, but it is only making things worse. Fight is not just good versus evil because they both could have reasonable points for their side of the story. Naturally, this is just human nature. When someone does not agree with someone else, normal human nature would to get angry and argue. Sometimes it goes to and extent and fighting is involved.
In Lord of the Flies William Golding’s text shows how sometimes people can feel superior and not follow the rules. This is because maybe they are older and feel like they are more important.
"'Piggy's got the conch.' 'That's right-favor Piggy as you always do-' 'Jack!' Jack's voice sounded in bitter mimicry. 'Jack! Jack!' 'The rules!' shouted Ralph. 'You're breaking the rules!' 'Who cares?' Ralph summoned his wits. 'Because the rules are the only thing we've got!' But Jack was shouting against him. 'Bullocks to the rules! We're strong-we hunt! I there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat-!'"(Golding