Lord Of The Flies Passage Analysis
Lord of the Flies
Final Response
I believe that people have a natural tendency toward evil- but with saving glimpses of goodness because people can choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing, but sadly, many go for the wrong option. Being evil is easier for humans since this comes naturally to them. Humans are lazy and we would rather be evil than good, man also has a tendency to think and put themselves before others, for example, when thinking about a problem or situation, it is natural for everyone to firstly think “Will that help me?” “Will I be safe?”
However, humanity is not all evil, or at least, tries to do well. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy wanted to create rules and a government, Simon showed courage, kindness, truth, and humility, Jack stood up for his beliefs and emotions, and Ralph wanted order and attempted to make a society work between the boys. When the boys were away from civilization, their habits and emotions were different; and establishing laws did not work. Today, most of man’s evil habits are covered by society, such as a mask covers bad features and ugly ways. Some evil attitudes showed in Lord of the Flies when the boys teased Piggy “Shut up, Fatty!”(21) …show more content…
No one else. They’re off bathing, or eating, or playing.” (50) The other boys thought that Simon was crazy just like when the religious leaders and Jews thought that Jesus was crazy “You’ll get back to where you came from.” “You’re batty.” (111) Simon was also pure, kind, and innocent, he wandered alone in the forest without fear, he sees the beauty of nature rather than to destroy it, he was tempted by the Lord of the Flies as Jesus was tempted by Satan, and he was beaten and killed unjustly by the people who didn’t
Final Response
I believe that people have a natural tendency toward evil- but with saving glimpses of goodness because people can choose to do the right thing or the wrong thing, but sadly, many go for the wrong option. Being evil is easier for humans since this comes naturally to them. Humans are lazy and we would rather be evil than good, man also has a tendency to think and put themselves before others, for example, when thinking about a problem or situation, it is natural for everyone to firstly think “Will that help me?” “Will I be safe?”
However, humanity is not all evil, or at least, tries to do well. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy wanted to create rules and a government, Simon showed courage, kindness, truth, and humility, Jack stood up for his beliefs and emotions, and Ralph wanted order and attempted to make a society work between the boys. When the boys were away from civilization, their habits and emotions were different; and establishing laws did not work. Today, most of man’s evil habits are covered by society, such as a mask covers bad features and ugly ways. Some evil attitudes showed in Lord of the Flies when the boys teased Piggy “Shut up, Fatty!”(21) …show more content…
No one else. They’re off bathing, or eating, or playing.” (50) The other boys thought that Simon was crazy just like when the religious leaders and Jews thought that Jesus was crazy “You’ll get back to where you came from.” “You’re batty.” (111) Simon was also pure, kind, and innocent, he wandered alone in the forest without fear, he sees the beauty of nature rather than to destroy it, he was tempted by the Lord of the Flies as Jesus was tempted by Satan, and he was beaten and killed unjustly by the people who didn’t