Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a perfect example of how kids would act when placed on an uninhabited island with no guidance or rule. The views the children once had were beginning to be dramatically affected by their surroundings. In Chapter one “The children gave him the same obedience that they have given to the men with megaphones” (Golding 18). All of their previously known comforts and security’s are now being molded by the environment around them. Many things can change when the luxuries of living are taken away.
The environment around a person can drastically change who they are no matter how they we brought up or raised. As an example any normal person could be short on cash with a family to feed and ends up robbing a convenience store and gets caught. They had good intentions and still do but have to serve time for it. While serving their time they could slip up and find themselves in solitary confinement which ,depending on how long they’re in” could lead to permanent mental damage. No matter how good of a person you were raised to be the environment around you could change you in just mere days for the rest of your life. …show more content…
An abusive household is an environment that could leave you striving for a more sound mental health for the rest of your life, but never achieving it.
A person born without anything wrong with them can be destroyed mentally by an abusive family. In the Lord of The Flies Jack’s tribe was like an abusive household, commanding the boys to do whatever he wants and giving them nothing in return. “Jack ignored them for the moment, turned his mask down to the seated boys and pointed at them with the spear. ‘Who’s going to join my tribe?’ ”(Golding 150). All Jack cares about is his tribe doing what he wants them to do for his personal gain. This could have short and long term effects on the children, changing their lives
forever.
Some may believe it’s in a person or animals nature to behave the way they do regardless of their environment; However, in many cases this would prove to be inaccurate. When the average person hears pitbull they imagine a mean, nasty dog that would prove to be unpredictable. In many situations it’s the exact opposite. The fact is that some of the dogs have been raised in very poor conditions and were negatively affected. This led to people misunderstanding the fact that they can be nice dogs. Most your personality comes from the people around you in your environment. You are more likely to be like the people you spend time with.
All in all both sides may present a good arguments; Although, the effect the environment can have on a person is greater than that of human nature. Depending on how drastic the change of environment it could change your whole life, for better or worse, in what would seem like just moments. To touch back on solitary confinement, depending on the conditions your whole life could be changed in just days, leaving you mentally ill. We as a society put people into places like this and then just expect them to be able to function properly when their surroundings are back to “normal”. When in reality that person will be different for the rest of their lives. The environment can have long lasting and even permanent effects on someone.
The environment around a person can drastically change who they are no matter how they we brought up or raised. As an example any normal person could be short on cash with a family to feed and ends up robbing a convenience store and gets caught. They had good intentions and still do but have to serve time for it. While serving their time they could slip up and find themselves in solitary confinement which ,depending on how long they’re in” could lead to permanent mental damage. No matter how good of a person you were raised to be the environment around you could change you in just mere days for the rest of your life. …show more content…
An abusive household is an environment that could leave you striving for a more sound mental health for the rest of your life, but never achieving it.
A person born without anything wrong with them can be destroyed mentally by an abusive family. In the Lord of The Flies Jack’s tribe was like an abusive household, commanding the boys to do whatever he wants and giving them nothing in return. “Jack ignored them for the moment, turned his mask down to the seated boys and pointed at them with the spear. ‘Who’s going to join my tribe?’ ”(Golding 150). All Jack cares about is his tribe doing what he wants them to do for his personal gain. This could have short and long term effects on the children, changing their lives
forever.
Some may believe it’s in a person or animals nature to behave the way they do regardless of their environment; However, in many cases this would prove to be inaccurate. When the average person hears pitbull they imagine a mean, nasty dog that would prove to be unpredictable. In many situations it’s the exact opposite. The fact is that some of the dogs have been raised in very poor conditions and were negatively affected. This led to people misunderstanding the fact that they can be nice dogs. Most your personality comes from the people around you in your environment. You are more likely to be like the people you spend time with.
All in all both sides may present a good arguments; Although, the effect the environment can have on a person is greater than that of human nature. Depending on how drastic the change of environment it could change your whole life, for better or worse, in what would seem like just moments. To touch back on solitary confinement, depending on the conditions your whole life could be changed in just days, leaving you mentally ill. We as a society put people into places like this and then just expect them to be able to function properly when their surroundings are back to “normal”. When in reality that person will be different for the rest of their lives. The environment can have long lasting and even permanent effects on someone.