William Golding's Lord of the Flies

Even at ... ... middle of paper ... ...y applies to Napoleon and Snowball because the power which they had, hand in hand with their susceptibility to corruption eventually made them as bad and corrupt as Mr Jones. Throughout their times as leaders, these pigs used what power they had to get more. When Old Major passed away, Napoleon and Snowball saw a chance where they could rule and dominate the lives of others. Napoleon forcefully ousted Snowball from his position and reigned alone, using fear to keep the other animals from revolting. Napoleon used scapegoats for any problem that arose, and propaganda to brainwash the animals into dependable slaves.

Jack`s face painting influences the boys to such an extreme that they lose their individuality alongside with their ability to make civilized decisions. He takes it a step farther by re-enacting the killing by substituting the pigs with real people. Jack’s sadistic side is visible, as he finds pleasure by killing and harming. Since the beginning Jack had been envious of Ralph`s position and greedy for power, and in order to satisfy his desire... ... middle of paper ... ...the unthinkable. William Golding Lord of the Flies articulates the idea evil residing within every human through three characters.

People have set his image as a horrifying guy who likes to eat dead animals. Unfortunately, their opinion of him has been influenced all the people that live in maycomb to believe he is a cruel man. A few examples of these beliefs are, “People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows. When people’s azaleas froze, it was because he had breathed on them” (10).... ... middle of paper ... ...going after Atticus, Bob Ewell decides to attack Jem and Scout. Fortunately, Arthur Radley interfere and prevents the murder of both children from happening.

When he had a hallucination about the beast, he realized it was not something tangible, but a part of everyone. He realized the “beastie” was the evil inside of them. The children came to the island pure and free of sins, but at the end of their ordeal, they had experienced the horrors of humanity. Without the help of adults, they could not fight their fears and temptations. Golding’s theme of good versus evil raised interesting questions about the essence of human nature.

This chaos carries on throughout each story due to the fact that the authority figures mask the truth that would resolve the main conflict of each story, ending the chaos. The power given to some of the characters in each story gets to their heads and they seem to lose all morals and begin to act in a way that is inhuman-like due to this. In the novel Lord of the Flies Jack becomes obsessed with hunting pigs, he turns into a predator, hunting pigs as prey. Since many of the boys look up to Jack, they also partake in his violent, animalistic acts. The boys encourage Jack’s predatory behaviors, which leads him further form his previous, civilized character.

This is just what he does again and again throughout the story. Every time that the pigs take more power and money Squealer persuades the animals to think that the decisions are being made are absolutely necessary for the well being of all. When things are scarce, he proves that production has increased- with figures that the animals can not read of course.He is also the one who makes the changes in the Seven Commandments. The characteristics that Squealer has in his personality are not admirable in a human being because Squealer is accurately portrays the propaganda agent that he represents.

His scientific mind can be seen when he talks about the beast: “ I know there isn’t not beast- not with claws and all that…'; It is through Piggy we see victimisation/prejudice. “Shut up fatty! ';(Jack) “ You let me speak I got the conch…'; In the above quote we see piggy being the victim because of his low class. Simon is a sensitive, epileptic and religious boy who is wiling to work and is brave in the face of physical danger. He is right about “beast'; but is wrong in underestimating the power of this evil.

Mankind is born evil because violence, greed and power are favored. However, you can change depending on your surroundings and others who help shape who you are. The purpose of Lord of the Flies is not just for entertainment, but it is also a way that Golding chooses to show to us that mankind is born naturally evil, but our surroundings and peers help to shape who our personalities. Works Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies, William Golding.

Basically he is the type of guy who takes advantage of his job position, who thinks of himself before others and only acts in ways that will benefit himself. Dr. Hannibal Lector, unlike Dr. Chilton, is unable to control his evil even if he wanted to. Dr. Lector is insane and feels the need to kill people just because he thinks they are boring and from his point of view, they do not seem suitable to be human beings. He understands the things he does are evil, but they do not phase him since he is insane. There is no question, Dr. Lecter is a truly evil man, but Dr. Chilton is the worse of the two.

The book I am doing my report on is Lord of the flies, by William Golding and published by Perigee. This book shows the clash between the human drive towards brutality and the opposite, civilization. All around the novel, the clash is performed by the problem between Ralph and Jack, who individually speak to civilization and viciousness. The varying belief systems are communicated by every kid's different state of mind towards power. I feel that Lord of the Flies is a good book because it reveals to you that every man has the ability to be vicious, that evil is just controlled by the guidelines of society, and that once there are no rules the evil comes free and individuals get to be savages and can turn on their best friends.