For three hundred years humans have been having the same debate on human nature. Many scientists have tried to prove their theories but there is no concrete evidence, and no one can come to a solid unanimous consensus. But in 1954 a book was written about a group of boys that crash landed on an island with no adult supervision and it is through this book that we see an example of the inherent nature of humans. Throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, he explains his view on human nature and how it is inherently malicious and self-serving; this stance is undoubtedly correct. This idea is supported by the books To Kill a Mockingbird, and Animal Farm, and through the events of the Holocaust.
As previously stated, Golding clearly expresses how he believes that human nature is selfish, evil, and malicious. This is seen when the Lord of The Flies is talking to Simon about the corruption of the boys on the island when it says, (Golding 143). This sow’s head otherwise known as the Lord of The Flies, is an
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An example of this can be seen in the Holocaust which was the (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Adolf Hitler, the man responsible for all these heinous acts, did it to gain political stability for Germany in a time of desperation. This idea of desperation was the perfect equation for Hitler to not only seize control but do so by activating his inherent evil. An additional example from the Holocaust is expressed by when the Nazis began to (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Because the Nazi’s referred to this mass genocide as the “Final Solution” to the state of political drought Germany went through, it shows just how cruel one can be when given an opportunity to enact violence or malicious deeds onto others for their own gain. It proves that we are all born evil and it simply depends on the actions that bring that evil