Lord Of The Flies Inherent Evil Research Paper

Avery Fetzer Mr. Fern English 10 17 May 2024 Man’s Inherent Evil Many events have taken place in history that show the world that humans will always be inherently evil, like genocide and world war, which can only be achieved through vile actions. Golding’s book Lord of the Flies is a prime example of how humans are, and can change to be, inherently evil. In the book, a group of British school boys during the Cold War get stranded on an island and try to survive. But, the boys constantly argue throughout the book and try to maintain some sort of order, but ultimately fail resulting in chaos among the boys. The chosen leader, Ralph, portrays a common theme which is to keep a fire going in hopes that someone would see the smoke and come rescue

The boys are holding a meeting to talk about the problem of the beast and find themselves in a contradicting state, arguing with each other about how to kill or take care of the beast. Piggy then says that they are acting like animals and savages and that the order of the island is being lost. At the end of the novel the boys had split up into two groups still continuing to go at each other's throats, begging to destroy the island and killing each other. The novel also states, “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist,” (Golding 181). After the so-called savages of the Island had stolen the fire and Piggy’s specs, the boys got into an altercation resulting in the murder of Piggy and the loss of the conch; the one thing on the Island representing order and civilization. Golding’s book Lord of the Flies portrays the common theme that, when given the chance, humans will always be inherently evil. In Chapter Five of Lord of the Flies it states, “‘Maybe there is a beast.What I mean is maybe it’s only us,’” (Golding 89). The boys held a meeting to talk about the recent beast sighting; many of them say the beast is a sea creature or a tall hairy beast with sharp claws and

It was crying out against the abominable noise,” (Golding 152). Jack holds a feast after killing a pig and the boys celebrate with their infamous chant of “Kill the beast”. Cut his throat. Spill his Blood. Do him in!” Which sends the boys into a killing spree. When Simon runs into the party screaming that the beast isn’t real, he instead himself is mistaken for the beast and is brutally murdered by the other boys. Golding’s book Lord of the Flies depicts the idea that there is no more hope left for mankind because of the loss of innocence, the clear destruction of society, and mankind’s inherent evil. The book shows small examples of how innocent boys can turn into savages through killing, violence, and lack of immaturity. But, there are many examples of man's inherent evil in the real world, like the Genocide in World War II, which took place on two continents, both Europe and Asia. Slavery, the enslavement of other human beings by torture and justifying it with the ideas of Superior and Inferior races. Most humans also have natural abilities to revert to a survival of the fittest sort of ideal when put in an intense