How Is Mankind Inherently Evil In Lord Of The Flies

Throughout a lifetime, a person goes through many stages and phases. They change and refine their personalities and grow into their bodies, moulding that person into their unique character. Amidst this perpetual evolution, one constant endures, its intrinsic nature. Underneath the facade of societal conventions instilled in youth lies a commonality between all humans. Within each human heart resides a latent propensity towards malevolence manifested in egocentrism. The exposure of this evilness changes depending on how long a person has been taught to be civil in order to fit into society. As shown in Lord of the Flies by William Golding, during childhood, humans are more? aware of the evil they have in them. Their actions solely rely on their

In Lord of the Flies, evil is represented by young children who lack a proper understanding of keeping inherent nature hidden when they drop society's civility and resort back to their instinctive and primal instincts. And in turn, they slowly hunt each other down and kill each other. Similarly, A Clockwork Orange represents evil by presenting a teenager who doesn’t abide by the rules of society by choice—selfishly deciding that his desires overruled the laws that kept society alive—but still learning from his mature side to keep his actions hidden, understanding that there would be consequences for acting on his inherent evil so directly. Candide offers a different perspective on the inherent evil manifested by selfishness. As a full adult raised in an environment that taught inherent evil not to be acted on, he shows how malice still hides in his actions despite being taught these things. Even if not intended, he still makes evil and selfish decisions to help himself while harming others. Whether it be something small or large, as an adult, he doesn’t learn to hide his evil, indeed, but to represent it in an underhanded way. Each stage of life offers a different expression of evil, but ultimately, every human being is selfish and greedy in their acts. Ultimately, each stage of life provides a distinct expression of malice, but the common thread of selfishness remains a constant in humans' inherent evil