Examples Of Evil In Lord Of The Flies

Evil in Lord of the Flies The evil in people is only seen by what society’s definition of good is. Throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, evil has been shown by the characters' reactions to their circumstances; without any person in power commanding them they are left by themselves and decide whether to follow the rules of a civilization or rebel. A group of boys escape a war and crash on an uninhabited island with no adults alive, these boys decide their fate and what they will do on the island; they must decide on setting rules and following them or becoming savage and living for the thrill of the moment. Good is distinguished by the choices one makes under the rules set and evil is something everyone performs if they

Although Piggy appeared like he was such an innocent character he still couldn’t stay inherently good; even though he followed the rules that were placed he still couldn’t escape the evil that is rooted inside of every human being. Ralph and Piggy go to Jack’s feast and participate in the murder of Simon, “Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society… At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt onto the beat, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 152-153). Not only did Piggy betray Simon by participating in his murder he betrayed himself, his rational side; throughout Lord of the Flies, Piggy constantly thought of English civilization and adults, he betrayed everything that he believed in by killing Simon and joining Jack’s cult-like group for the night. Piggy was willing to join Jack’s group just for the comfort and safety of not being his enemy despite that even when they were on the same ‘side’ Piggy was repeatedly getting harassed and beat up by Jack. Piggy was absorbed into the evil inside of himself when he was killing Simon, he wasn’t thinking of anything, he just let the evil inside of himself

Jack’s bloodlust and obsession with hunting clouded every moral and rational judgment he had. Jack and his group killed a pig and left the head as an offering to the beast, “Jack spoke loudly. ‘This head is for the beast. It’s a gift’” (Golding 137). When Jack decided to leave Ralph’s group and become his own chief he turned his entire group into a cult, where he rules with complete dictatorship over the boys and uses savage methods to make them fear him. Jack created the Lord of the Flies as a sacrifice to the beast, sacrificing isn’t seen as moral and Jack’s actions are the complete opposite of the English society he came from. Throughout the novel Jack believes that the rules don’t apply to him and he continuously gives himself more power than he had when Ralph was chief over him. Jack disobeyed everything that English civilization taught him and he let go of everything righteous and was overcome by the darkness inside of