intrinsically good or evil. Philosophers and authors alike, such as Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, have pondered this question, yet it remains unanswered. Although William Golding and Kahlil Gibran address the existence of good and evil in humans in their respective works, Golding emphasizes the transition from good to evil in Lord of the Flies as both a physical and mental transformation, while Gibran asserts a positive view in “The Prophet”
ethical reference. Four texts I have studied that demonstrate the decline on societies morality are Animal Farm (George Orwell), Lord of the Flies (William Golding), Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), and The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald). How is the decline in societies morality portrayed in each of the texts? Animal Farm, authored by George Orwell, based on personal experiences from the Spanish
often inflicts great pain on a person. It can change views, morals, or integrity. As demonstrated in the speculative fiction novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the fantasy book Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, and the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, characters come of age when they lose someone important. In Lord of the Flies, a speculative