Alexander Karaivanov Mrs. Jackson Period 5 4/10/24 The Good in Human Nature Evil, “profoundly immoral and wicked” is a word that could describe the human nature of the boys that Goldwing illustrates in his novel Lord of the Flies throughout the actions he writes (Oxford Dictionary). Alternatively, contradicting Goldwing's view, human nature is more positive and innocent than evil. Despite the illustration that Golding depicts that human nature is wicked, it can be seen that humans are more good than evil because human nature is the natural behavioral traits that a person possesses. Within the novel Lord of the Flies, written by Golding, he constructs an idea where human nature is inclined toward evil or wrongdoing while in reality human …show more content…
Empathy allows someone to be able to somewhat sense other people's emotions and imagine what they might be experiencing. Empathy is highlighted in Lord of the Flies when Golding expresses that, "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" (Golding 202). This manifests the idea that Ralph was currently going through terrible experiences. He was still able to naturally conjure up the emotions of despair for his now fallen friend. This builds upon the idea that human essence is rooted in goodness because no matter the situation at hand, mankind will feel empathetic towards the loss of a close one. Additionally, humanity’s natural ability to show empathy is demonstrated in To Kill a Mockingbird when Jem and Scout were walking out the courthouse and Scout narrates, “It was Jem’s turn to cry. His face was streaked with angry tears...” It ain’t right,” he muttered...” (Lee 243). The indicated seen enhances the idea that human nature leans towards good, by presenting Jem and Scout feeling empathetic towards a man being held at trial that they had no connection to but still knew it was wrong for him to be falsely convicted no matter if he was different from