Wickedness In Lord Of The Flies And The Holy Bible
Often we wonder if we are “good” or “evil,” but we also question what makes us either or. Is it something we are born into or do our millions of different circumstances affect the way we behave? I believe that humans are inherently evil, and that society sets laws in order to keep our evils from seeping out. Lord of the Flies and the Holy Bible are excellent examples of how natural human instincts call us to sinful acts.
When the word maleficent is mentioned you think of Sleeping Beauty’s evil sorceress that cursed Princess Aurora to sleep until prince charming lays a kiss upon her lips. Have you ever considered that the human race is just as spiteful as Maleficent, but we are taught to act good. In Lord of the Flies, a group of British boys are stranded on a island during World War 2. At first they are very proper and even set up rules, but as the novel progresses you can see the natural wickedness in the human race make itself present. For instance, the author describes how the “desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (Golding 115). Ralph had never killed a pig in the book nor felt the thrill described by the other boys. When …show more content…
Roger acts like a pig, Ralph and the others almost kill him in an attempt to replicate the high of killing. Lord of the Flies is not the only piece of evidence that shows our true instincts, the Bible also shows it too.
In the Bible, Moses wrote the Ten Commandments at the command of God which are followed by Christians all over the world; “The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time” (New International Version, Genesis 6:5).
Before people knew about God they performed sinful acts which were despised in the eyes of God. The verse is telling us that humans were full of sin. The Ten Commandments give us a basic structure on how we should behave. It helps us to remember that doing bad things such as stealing, killing, lying, committing adultery, etc. is not okay, and that instead we should be doing good in the world. Even though our natural instincts tempt us to make bad choices, the Ten Commandments remind us that good is better than
bad.
What is it that makes us good or evil? We all have evil instincts but rules established by society and The Ten Commandments help keep us in line. The boys in Lord of the Flies are proper, but the longer they are away from civilization the more savage and careless they become. They almost went too far and killed one of their own. They did this, all because of the high they felt while hurting other living things. The Ten Commandments were created to help us stay in line and live a pure life. Although we can never be perfect, we can do everything in our power to be the best individuals possible.
When the word maleficent is mentioned you think of Sleeping Beauty’s evil sorceress that cursed Princess Aurora to sleep until prince charming lays a kiss upon her lips. Have you ever considered that the human race is just as spiteful as Maleficent, but we are taught to act good. In Lord of the Flies, a group of British boys are stranded on a island during World War 2. At first they are very proper and even set up rules, but as the novel progresses you can see the natural wickedness in the human race make itself present. For instance, the author describes how the “desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering” (Golding 115). Ralph had never killed a pig in the book nor felt the thrill described by the other boys. When …show more content…
Roger acts like a pig, Ralph and the others almost kill him in an attempt to replicate the high of killing. Lord of the Flies is not the only piece of evidence that shows our true instincts, the Bible also shows it too.
In the Bible, Moses wrote the Ten Commandments at the command of God which are followed by Christians all over the world; “The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time” (New International Version, Genesis 6:5).
Before people knew about God they performed sinful acts which were despised in the eyes of God. The verse is telling us that humans were full of sin. The Ten Commandments give us a basic structure on how we should behave. It helps us to remember that doing bad things such as stealing, killing, lying, committing adultery, etc. is not okay, and that instead we should be doing good in the world. Even though our natural instincts tempt us to make bad choices, the Ten Commandments remind us that good is better than
bad.
What is it that makes us good or evil? We all have evil instincts but rules established by society and The Ten Commandments help keep us in line. The boys in Lord of the Flies are proper, but the longer they are away from civilization the more savage and careless they become. They almost went too far and killed one of their own. They did this, all because of the high they felt while hurting other living things. The Ten Commandments were created to help us stay in line and live a pure life. Although we can never be perfect, we can do everything in our power to be the best individuals possible.