Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Lord of the Flies: Human Nature

Lord of the Flies Human Nature In the novel, Lord of the Flies, Golding has young and absolved children on a remote island to test how human nature works. Golding uses objects such as the conch and the Beast to reflect our society politically and psychologically. The novel shows humans own illness and human nature. Human nature is unavoidable and offer be a source of evil. It is ones nature to do whatever it takes in order to survive. By trying to survive ones evil creeps out. Jack and his hunters showed the most evil. The prime(prenominal) pig being overcomeed was the first sign of evil.They celebrated the killings and became blood thirsty for hunting. It was human nature for the hunters and the little boys to follow Jack and to try to survive on the island. Evil is an inborn attribute that lives inside every one. It is our parents job to teach good morals and values when we are young, but evil can not be fully cover up. The children enjoyed the freedom away from rules and adu lts. As time passes on the island their freedom soon turns into a nightmare and in the end some died. Civilization is not so far from savagery and everyone has some kind of evil lurking close to.Even the little innocent British boys have a certain amount of evil in themselves. The kids are used to rules, but they soon realize that rules do not matter anymore. They can not be punished for throwing rocks or pushing a boulder and killing someone. Roger can not get into trouble by adults anymore, so his human nature kicks in and he reveals his evilness. He was able to kill without getting into trouble. The Beast is messing with the kids minds and they become crazed little boys. The fear makes them turn into savages and kill to survive. The Beast is like a phobia for the littluns.Beast from the Air arrives and stirs up some more trouble. It confuses them because they realize there are more things to be cautious of. The conch was supposed to be good, but the power of it changes the kids. Jack and Ralph fight about who has the conch and who is the leader. It is human nature for Jack to desire the conch and what is not his. Human nature has a big role in Lord of the Flies and many of the kids can not handle it. Once human nature was revealed many turned into little killers. It was human nature to try to survive and many did live at the end, but at the cost of lives.

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