Is Man Born Good Or Evil In Lord Of The Flies

Is man born good or evil? The question has been asked multiple times in the history of man, yet this question may be able to be answered in the actions of the human nature. One of the best examples of mankind being evil is the story the Lord of the Flies, the boys do not know how to agree with others’ desires and therefore will not compromise keep end up with war. If the island goes to the intentions of man then the island will become cruel and vicious. Man is born evil. In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding gives many examples of evil. The wickedness shows up in all of the main characters, but not in the same way. Roger has a passion for hurting others as stated in “Roger stooped, picked up a stone and aimed…Here, invisible yet strong,

One of these examples is the Lord of the Flies, a specific example of the evil in human nature in the novel is when the boys are killing simon in the very savage matter. The scene was not at all humorous, but horrible and a perfect picture of what happens when human nature goes on unchecked. “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.” (Golding pg. 156) The boys acted without thinking. The actions of the boys makes sense; living on the island, having no adults, no voice of order or reason turned the boys savage. The boys had no one watching over them or keep them in line and, because of this, the boys became

He was then killed while telling the boys, Simon was the little light the boys had left, the voice of reason in the group. Even though the human nature is evil in every way, if in non chaotic situation the ways of human nature would appear more tame, but with the absence of adults and situation without authority the boys freaked out. Their distress caused the death of simon, for “It was dark. There was that-that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!” (Golding 159). Their dread of the beast caused them to go insane, ferocious and kill the only reason the island had, was the reason that simon had died. If the island had had an adult voice of reason, then the boys would not have been as afraid as they were. The fear killed simon not the