the literary pieces I have read, I have come to the conclusion that mankind is naturally evil. Most of this evidence comes from the Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, and an article named "Death of James Bulger". Human nature seems to have a tendency to abuse power and be selfish with it when it is given to them.
The theme of Dictatorship and the abuse of power are shown broadly throughout my 3 chosen texts that I have studied. The 3 texts that I have studied include; ‘KONY 2012’ by Jason Russell’ ‘Lord of the Flies’ written by William Golding, the text ‘the book thief’ written by Markus Zusak, and also the ‘psychology of evil’ by Philip Zimbardo. Each of these resources demonstrate how different formations of a dictator and also the outcome pertaining to the different situations that may occur which can
Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, it is evident that when one is encountered with life-threatening situations, human beings frequently act of out cowardice, fear, hatred and cruelty
nothing happened. A good example of this is seen in Lord of the Flies when a group of young schoolboys become stranded on an island and try to create a government of their own, but come short of basic guidelines a good government should consist of. An efficient government is essential to keep the system balanced; obtain justice and keep peace. In order for a government to be effective, there are some crucial components it must possess. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the boy’s who become stranded
Lord of the flies, a novel by William Golding is filled with innuendos and metaphors prevalent to modern day society and the world around us. The story shows that good people in bad situations change the way people will think and react slowly turning them into savages and stripping their remorse and sense of humanity. Most of the people in our country would be considered ¨littluns¨ and don't think to question authority and ask real questions because we’re not open to accepting the real answers
Explore how William Golding and Alan Bennett present competition in Lord Of The Flies and The History Boys Competition, both physical and intellectual, for status and power, and the way these aims are pursued are important themes in both texts. However, competition needs to be considered in the context of the two very different types of society in the sources. In ‘Lord Of The Flies’ the society is of a rudimentary hunter-gatherer nature without adult authority whereas in ‘The History Boys’ society
with no adults. This similar challenge is faced by a group of boys in the novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding. In the novel one of the boys is elected chief and tries to create a mini community with laws and order, but a group of ruthless boys thinks otherwise and makes one of the most violent boys the new leader. The novel has multiple conflicts and problems that arise all revolving around the problem of power. William Golding presents a vast amount of themes throughout the story. One of
Ralph's and Jack's have major conflicts towards each other. Since there are two types of leadership on the island, the evil side would become savage. In reality this can represent a government which would kill innocent civilization to show they have power. Without civilization, savagery would take over the human mind as seen at Jack's camp, when they consider killing members of Ralph's camp. This would be seen as the main allegory of the novel, without civilization savagery will be revealed. For instance
was in conflict between a democratic rule on one side and a dictatorship on the other. These qualities are also portrayed by some of the characters in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, when a group of young boys find themselves stranded on a deserted, coral island. This reflects the time when Golding was writing Lord of the Flies with the cold war tensions between the democratic West and a totalitarian East. One of the main characters is a charismatic fair haired boy with broad shoulders called
Leadership A wise man once said, “It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me” as said by Batman, in Batman Begins. In this movie, a hero is face with many difficult choices that define his and the lives of the ones he loves, as well, as it turns out now having finished the movie, the lives of Gotham itself. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack are also tried again and again with discovering that being a leader is a burdensome task. Jack seemed like a good, British