Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

“Man is a fallen being”, and “Society is corrupted by man”, are words that William Golding, the author of the allegorical fiction novel, Lord of The Flies (LOTF), uses to describe the inherent morality of human nature. He believes that man is evil and dark, “gripped by original sin.” Golding thinks that the sinfulness of mankind is preexistent within oneself. I disagree with Golding’s view of human nature because I believe that the morality of humanity isn’t inherently bad, but rather determined by situational factors such as fear, power, and isolation.

An individual’s human nature can be determined based on relationships with peers and personal eagerness. A quote from an informational text from 2002 called Bullying in Early Adolescence by

In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a quote remarked, “In his other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand. Now, though there was no parent to let fall a heavy hand, Maurice still felt the unease of wrongdoing.” Even when on the island, away from civilization and the rules he previously followed, when Maurice was acting out and throwing sand at Percival, he still felt that guilt. This nature of man feeling wrongful is taught by parents, adults, or those who lead in someone’s life. It is really hard to stray away from what someone has lived by for their whole life. Same goes for someone who grew up with less rules or different values in their life. However, one can look further and make a conscious decision to change their personal values/rules, especially in situations where they have time to think more about themselves. This further proves how an individual’s human nature has the ability to change as they progress in

From the short story, The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe, comes this quote, “But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. When his dominions were half depopulated, he summoned to his presence a thousand hale and light-hearted friends from among the knights and dames of his court, and with these retired to the deep seclusion of one of his castellated abbeys.” In this story, a disease known as the Red Death plagues the country in which the narrative is set, and it causes its victims to quickly and painfully perish. Even though the disease is spreading swiftly, the prince, Prospero, feels happy. He locked the gates of his palace in order to fend off the plague, ignoring the illness ravaging the land. After a few months, he throws a fancy masquerade ball. In the end, everyone then dies, because the Red Death infiltrated the castle. Prince Prospero is of a much higher class than some of the people suffering from the disease, therefore he believes he has more power, and doesn’t have to worry about the Red Death. This proves that those who feel they have more power, are more prone to not think about the decisions they make. They will have less remorse if individuals are badly affected by their actions. While many who are less prosperous in life, will be more likely to think closely about a situation and be mindful of others. This human nature will also branch off and