Torture In Lord Of The Flies

Rough Draft for Evil “In a perfect world, probably we’d never yell, we’d just be firm and dispassionate” (Waldman). Delusional thoughts and evil passions would be overcome with the influence of morals and reasoning which alludes to a coherent society. But returning to reality, people of all backgrounds face a universal threat causing pain and suffering; it is called torture. Torturers feed on the pleasure of inflicting pain, and this is triggered by the emotional passion that brings out the id in humans. This kind of evil exemplifies the uncontrollable passion that has a profound impact on governing behavior. William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, addresses “an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human

Torturers usually working with the government are given immunity from chastisement, so they abuse many innocent, wrongfully accused, detainees through torture. Despite the laws enacted to secure human rights, the government ironically justifies it in the name of national security, but they inflict pain for punishment, information, or pleasure. In the Philippines, police officers “abuse detainees ‘for fun’” , and since these inhumane acts occur in secret facilities, it is unfathomable to know the extent of government involvement in torturing (“Global crisis on torture exposed by new worldwide campaign”). Moreover, it has been found by an Amnesty survey that 79 states continued to support torture even after accepting the United Convention Against Torture which seeks to prevent torture, and 40 of the UN members have yet to adopt the UNCAT (“Global crisis on torture exposed by new worldwide campaign”). This suppresses a human’s right to live freely and safely while transmitting fear throughout people. Wherever torture resides, the people’s “freedom is not respected”, so “basic human rights are neither guaranteed nor respected” (“Defining Torture”). Although campaigns such as the UNCAT are combatting torture, many are still susceptible to torture in many third-world countries, and in many cases, the torturers are never put to