Lord Of The Flies Chapter 7 Analysis

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Christianity, over time, has provided a loose ethical base for the judicial system of the western world. Chapter 7 begins with introducing the concept of a faultless judge. Jesus explains that only a being that has no fault can judge one with fault because otherwise the one who judges would be a hypocrite. For this reason, a corrupt judge, or a judge convicted of a crime, is dismissed from his position. Just like most people, all three men had a character flaw that drew criticism. Gandhi treated his wife in an authoritative manner and occasionally became violent. Bonheoffer conspired to kill Adolf Hitler. King, a Baptist minister, was caught by the FBI cheating on his wife multiple times. This establishes that even the best men can be wrong. Jesus continues to emphasize a relationship between God and man when he urges followers to ask God, as their heavenly father, when they are in need of something. Although it
Can be interpreted several different ways, one way to view it is that God cares about the individual in a personal way, and God will help those who care enough to ask for help. King frequently and urgently asked for discrimination and oppression to be ended immediately, and because of his persistence, and the persistence of others involved in the movement, progress was made. Likewise, …show more content…

Jesus presents a simple and applicable way for his followers to treat others. He does warn, however, that few succeed at living this way because it is not natural for man to think of others first. It is obvious that all three men went above and beyond to treat others as well as they could. None of them ever reached a point where they were comfortable. Gandhi spent excessive amounts of time fasting, King worked himself sick most of his life, and Bonheoffer spent close to 18 months in jail. They all did these things so that other could benefit and have a better

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