Lord Of The Flies: Are People Naturally Evil

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Are People Naturally Evil?
With a world that has no law and order there would be no control and no control would lead to destruction. If the government wanted to get rid of all laws, then human beings will come to see that a majority of them are born hateful. An allegory story called Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding is about a association of British schoolboys that crashes onto an unknown island with no adults to administer them. The story starts off with a bunch of little boys acting clueless, timid, frightened, worry, or confused, then afterward the schoolboys become bloodthirsty hunters who lose sense with who they are. The author, William Golding, saw people as naturally evil. One of the key points in the story is the character …show more content…

In the article, “Parachute Kids”, a group of chinese adolescents beat up another chinese girl over a boy on social media and an unpaid restaurant bill. ... “The attack on Liu was motivated not only by an unpaid dinner bill but by conflicts over a boy and by social media posts disparaging Zhai’s hometown, Shanghai” (“Parachute Kids”). The only reason no one caught the teens is because, since they are parachute kids- chinese youngsters that live in South California, that go to public/private schools, while their parents are back at home- … “they bond with other kids in the small chinese circles with no, supervision, no one to turn to for assistance”. Given that there is no adult control, incidents like this for example can happen. This shows the reader that without no authority there would be bullying continuously. Since their parents are not in South California with their children it is difficult for the teens to know how to act when they’re in a different state. … “Struggles with dating, friendships or school can spiral out of control without the steadying influence of parents and other family members”. It’s a proven fact that the parents influence plays a major part in a adolescent in their personality, emotions, and