Good And Evil In Society

The Nature of the Good and Evil in Society A society is an environment where different types of individuals live together in a more or less ordered community. The conception that some people are good and some are evil is what establishes a society. Evil without good has no interpretation. Likewise, good without evil has no meaning because it lacks opposition. They are inseparable; both coexist because without the dynamics of good and evil, there would be no use of heroes to guide our society. The film The Dark Knight by Director Christopher Nolan explores this notion that both good and evil coexist in order to guide society into what is morally right or wrong. Throughout the film, the goodwill of individuals seems to consistently be tested

The Joker, one of the main antagonists, is set as the villain in the film in order for society to agree on what’s evil. The Joker’s character and his characteristic help society to separate him from the dynamics of good, and symbolize him as an evil individual. This symbol is what guide society into the definition and dynamics of evil in the film. One scene that suggests that society is manipulated into what is considered evil is the ferry scene. In this scene, the goodwill of individuals is tested and are forced into a situation where evil seems to be justified. The Joker rigged two ferries with explosives; one ferry full of convicted criminals while the other has “supposed” innocent civilians. The Joker then asked the people on the ferries to choose between who lives and dies. The Joker’s plan is to make the people on the ferries to choose between blowing up the opposition ferry with the goal that evil exist in individuals and the choices they make are selfish. This set of circumstances is where the Joker says, “Tonight, you’re all going to be part of a social experiment.”, and “Tonight, we’re going to learn a little bit about ourselves.” (The Dark Knight) The Joker so-called “social experiment” is an experiment in which he tries to prove that evil exists in each individual and their

In addition, the Joker wants the people to know that evil exists in each of them, but it’s up to them to consider it’s necessary because good and evil opposes the other. Their opposition set the dynamics between what the people on the ferries think is morally right or wrong in certain set of circumstances. This scene teaches the parameter of right and wrong by indicating that it’s necessary for both good and evil to coexist because one nature opposes the other, in this case evil is greater than good. Their opposition is what set the dynamics between what is morally right and wrong in society. Evil without good has no interpretation. Likewise, good without evil has no meaning because it lacks opposition. The Dark Knight proves that it’s necessary for one nature to oppose the other, because their coexistence set the dynamics between what is morally right and wrong in society. Harvey Dent, one of the main protagonists, is set as a hero at the beginning of the film for his courage and outstanding achievement in criminal justice. He provides society with hope