Good And Evil

All people have the ability to be good and help others, however, it can be very difficult for them to do so. On the surface, people can appear to be very good and civil due to the influence that society has on them. However, when one gets too much freedom away from their societies rules, the surface where one is good and civil goes away leaving only the ugly truth where people are evil. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Simon, a representation of Christ, demonstrates the contrast between who people really are and who people should be. Instead, many try to deny their evil nature but it is illuminated that at the root all humans are, in actuality, evil. At every opportunity given, they will turn to the evil within themselves rather than

The boys, even with the good influence of Simon, went into chaos and destroyed parts of the island, stripping it of its innocence, however, without him there, the boys became significantly worse and descended further into savagery. Without Simon there, it is visible just how much the boys lost themselves with the damage that came to the island. Simon held everything from falling part, but when he was gone, the island was left with a “black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man 's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.” (202) Not only did they leave the island broken but they destroyed themselves. The boys unintentionally ripped their innocence from themselves. With Simon not present on the island, the had no chance of ever being good, yet did they even had any to begin with. Even when Simon was still alive, he did not have the ability to influence them to be good. The boys did not want to be good and with Simon still there, they did manage to do some barbaric things. Simon ended up being brutally murdered

Since not even Simon was able to change the boys, they do not even deserve to be saved. Simon, who was purely good, had not evil within him, could not even enlighten the boys, there is no chance for the boys to be helped. The evil within all of them overpowers the good that be there as well, however, when one is given the opportunity to choose, they will turn to evil. It is difficult not to be tempted just as "Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society" (Golding 152). The boys constantly become savage and follow Jack because it is easier, it is safer. They take the cowards route because of how frightened they are but instead of just being the without fear, they free themselves to do whatever they please. Being a part of Jack’s group gave the boys a feeling of safety, taking most of their fears away. This left the boys to feel more free to do whatever they wanted to since they did not fear any repercussion. It was incredibly easy for them to become fully savage so quickly. They wanted to cut the last tie to civility that the boys had, casting doubt upon them ever having anything good in them to begin