Human Nature's Greatest Falls Analysis
Human Nature's Greatest Falls
In life, everyone chooses between good and evil, but whichever is chosen may change due to the development of how certain people react from different situations. When surrounded by many kids of similar age and no parents, some boys in Lord of the Flies change from good to evil as they grow on the island. The evil that they show is not necessarily what boys of young age are usually showing, nor is it what most adults can even think of doing. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding utilizes Jack and Roger to prove that human nature can develop into evil actions when placed into difficult situations.
In Lord of the Flies, Jack’s human nature is to lead others while hunting which develops into anger and leads to a near …show more content…
The older kids, led by Roger, begin to disrupt the little three boys who were playing with the sand peacefully, “Roger led the way straight through the castles. Kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones. Maurice followed, laughing, and added to the destruction” (Golding 43). Roger leading the way bullies the littluns playing in the sand. He throws stones, causing chaos, and shows his own personal level of being evil. The littluns are playing peacefully and acting like normal children before the older kids decided to act hatefully. The older boys do not need interfere with the littluns, but because of human nature they acted with hatred which develops into much worse Later in the book, before the chase of Ralph began Roger shows great madness and pushes a rock on top of Piggy, as the author describes “Roger with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever” (Golding 132). Good vs Evil is shown by Rogers use of anger that involves pushing the rock onto the innocent Piggy that only wanted good for the island. The author explains that Roger showed delirious abandonment which displays the even when he was in the process of pushing the rock on top of Piggy he was in an evil state of mind. Roger develops throughout the story from showing a small amount of harm to the littluns in the beginning time of being on the island to killing one of the smartest and most helpful people on the
In life, everyone chooses between good and evil, but whichever is chosen may change due to the development of how certain people react from different situations. When surrounded by many kids of similar age and no parents, some boys in Lord of the Flies change from good to evil as they grow on the island. The evil that they show is not necessarily what boys of young age are usually showing, nor is it what most adults can even think of doing. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding utilizes Jack and Roger to prove that human nature can develop into evil actions when placed into difficult situations.
In Lord of the Flies, Jack’s human nature is to lead others while hunting which develops into anger and leads to a near …show more content…
The older kids, led by Roger, begin to disrupt the little three boys who were playing with the sand peacefully, “Roger led the way straight through the castles. Kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones. Maurice followed, laughing, and added to the destruction” (Golding 43). Roger leading the way bullies the littluns playing in the sand. He throws stones, causing chaos, and shows his own personal level of being evil. The littluns are playing peacefully and acting like normal children before the older kids decided to act hatefully. The older boys do not need interfere with the littluns, but because of human nature they acted with hatred which develops into much worse Later in the book, before the chase of Ralph began Roger shows great madness and pushes a rock on top of Piggy, as the author describes “Roger with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever” (Golding 132). Good vs Evil is shown by Rogers use of anger that involves pushing the rock onto the innocent Piggy that only wanted good for the island. The author explains that Roger showed delirious abandonment which displays the even when he was in the process of pushing the rock on top of Piggy he was in an evil state of mind. Roger develops throughout the story from showing a small amount of harm to the littluns in the beginning time of being on the island to killing one of the smartest and most helpful people on the