Lord of the Flies Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Unstoppable Evil.

Lord of the Flies Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Unstoppable Evil.
This section contains 894 words
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Unstoppable Evil

Summary: In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, evil prevails over good. This essay argues, and cites evidence, that Golding suggests that evil in man is inherent, not learned, and is present in everyone.
Unstoppable Evil

Is mankind taught evil in their life or is the evil of man inherent? The Lord of the Flies, A novel by William Golding states that the evil of man is inherent. In The Lord of the Flies a plane with a load of school boys gets shot down during an atomic war, all the boys are left on the island with no adults. Knowing there are no adults, the kids try to survive and maintain order the best they can. As the time passes all but few of the kids lose their sense of civilization and become filled with their natural ability. Golding, by using his characters: Jack, Simon, Ralph, and Piggy shows that man is inherently evil.

The democratic society on the island does not last, and this is evidence that man is inherently evil. For example, Jack decides "We do not need the...

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