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    Evil In Lord Of The Flies

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    evolved to becoming evil by being violent‚ mean-spirited‚ and manipulative similar to the lord of the flies in the novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. In the novel Lord Of Flies the more the boys stay on the island the more they become the lord of the flies and lose all ties to civilization. In the novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding a plane crashes onto an unknown island leaving only boys to survive. The main character Ralph blows the conch and assembles all the remaining survivors

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    Evil Within Us Do people in society know why others are innately evil? In society every person has the chance to be evil. This means society has to make laws and civilize people so their children don’t become evil. Society has taught people right from wrong like not to take things that aren’t theirs. If people do not listen to what society tells them to do there will be punishments. “What Makes Us Moral” By Jeffrey Kluger explains how humans can be innately good at times and at other times humans

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    Lord of the Flies: Evil

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    The Power of Evil Evil: A noun meaning profound immorality‚ wickedness‚ and depravity. Everyone has a little bit of evil in them‚ but it’s up to that person if they want to show it or not. In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of boys show the evil within themselves while being stranded on an island. Because of the situation that has been thrust upon them‚ they soon discover the true evil they are capable of. In the book‚ the boys show evil through their lust for power‚ the behavior

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    seem impossible‚ but there is the ability to do evil inside all of us. Philip Zimbardo would know. He was a professor of psychology at Stanford University who ran the “Stanford Prison Experiment”‚ in which he recorded the violent and sadistic tendencies of male college students in the role of prison guards. He once said that “human behavior is more influenced by things outside of us than inside… There are times when external circumstances can overwhelm us‚ and we do things we never thought [we could

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    Evil: A noun meaning profound immortality‚ wickedness and depravity. It’s just a simple four letter word‚ full of darkness. There is a little bit of evil in everyone‚ varying in degree and severity‚ but it’s up to you whether you let it show or not. Everyone has a simple understanding of what evil is‚ but only through experience can one get a true understanding. In Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ evil seems extrinsic to the boys‚ being caused by the situation they are thrown into and the island

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    Priyanka Dutt Mr. Webb English 9HP May 6th‚ 2012 The Origin of Evil In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ a group of English boys are trapped on an island without any adults which may seem like paradise. In the book a group of boys who have never met before‚ have been stranded on an island after their plane crashes. They try to find others and try to choose a leader which results in a group of savage hunters to be formed. Eventually their days on the island make them forget civilized behavior

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    The destruction that occurs on the island is due to the natural instinct of humans to destroy and tear down one another. In Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies Golding uses three major symbols‚ the conch shell‚ fire‚ and the beast support his theme that mankind is evil. The conch represents the order in humanity until it brakes and all hope is lost. The fire represents the hope to be saved yet in the end it only destroys. Lastly‚ the beast represented the fear of the unknown and is the origin of violence

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    Evil‚ depraved‚ corrupt and malicious are all words that describe something that is morally wrong or bad. "Macbeth" by Shakespeare and "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding both display how man’s sinful nature can be revealed through thoughts and actions. The underlying evil within man is the most prominent theme of both play and novel. The authors show their belief that if everybody revealed their true natures‚ the world would tear itself apart. At first‚ Macbeth was an innocent person who gradually

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    Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the boys on the island are faced with many challenges‚ one of them being a battle of civilization and savagery. The problem of remembering what was taught to the boys while living amongst civilization is more pronounced in some characters than others. Golding’s novel proves to the reader that man is inherently evil. By Goulding presenting the idea of man’s innate evil‚ the reader can see the change of civil to savage in the characters Jack‚ Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Roger. All of the

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    humans have been falling into darkness and evil‚ as displayed in stories like Adam and Eve. All humans-beings have the potential to become evil‚ which usually comes from self-centered wants. When people go down the path of doing whatever it takes to get what they want‚ they end up hurting others along the way. Evil tempts everyone on a daily basis‚ but it is the choice whether to reject temptation or give in that exemplifies who someone is. When humans repel evil‚ the good shows through and their actions

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