Like many other concepts in life, humans can view human nature positively or negatively. Some individuals believe humans have positive traits, including love, care, and compassion, naturally, possess humans. Others believe that humans have more prominent characteristics within them, which contain envy, egotism, and violence. In Golding's story, Lord of the Flies, Golding portrays human nature as evil, which is an accurate perspective due to man's ingrained habits of violence and craving for power.
Lord of the Flies shows humans' power-hungry nature throughout the story as Jack fights for a leadership role on the island. Shortly after the characters accept that they are stranded, and Ralph is voted chief, "the freckles on Jack's face disappeared
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Animal Farm is an allegory that symbolizes the Communist rule over Russia and the Soviet Union. Although the story is conveyed through animals, the animals symbolize various key figures in the Communist party. For example, Napoleon the pig represents Joseph Stalin. Napoleon shows an innate desire for power when he removes Snowball, his second-in-command. Napoleon senses that Snowball is threatening his role as the leader, causing Napoleon to remove Snowball from power using a plan he devised previously. During a meeting, Snowball and Napoleon argue, and he begins "casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper ...[then] at this, there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. They dashed straight for Snowball" (Orwell 18). This shows Napoleon's desire for power because he wants the leadership role to be his and resorts to violence. Around Animal Farm, rules were established, and Squealer and Napoleon manipulated the animals by changing them to "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" (Orwell 51). Napoleon's dictatorship harms the farm and the animals living on it. These actions display how Napoleon is evil and has awful morals. Since the story is based on actual events in the Soviet Union, and the demonstration is shown through the animals, it is reasonable to concur that Stalin committed similar acts. He sensed that others were obtaining more power than him, so he resorted to violence to maintain his position. This further contributes to the theme of human nature being evil because instead of trying to work things out or even sacrificing some power for the good of the community, Stalin wanted to maintain absolute control over everything, showing that evil prevailed over