Evil tends to be a driving force behind many of the world’s most calamitous acts. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, the inner evil in the boys on the island results in an uncivilized society full of chaos and violence. In Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, evil changes Macbeth from a noble person to a murderer. The article “Stalin’s Great Purge: Over A Million Detained, More Than Half A Million Killed” indicates Joseph Stalin's inner evil by organizing The Great Purge to lead the Soviet Union to corruption. In the novel, play and the article, evil is committed by individuals based on their own interests and it leads to the destructions of their various societies.
Throughout the three writings, evil plays a chaotic role in society by creating violence, fear and lack of safety. In Lord of the Flies, Roger’s hostility towards Piggy results in his death. During the confrontation between Piggy, Ralph and Jack, “Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever” pushing a rock at Piggy which hit him “from chin to knee” resulting in his death (Golding 185). Though the evil act of Roger murdering Piggy, it encourages other acts of evil and violence on the island, hindering the success of society. Furthermore in Macbeth, Macbeth’s inner …show more content…
It creates violence, control, fear and results in an unstable society not allowing any chance for society to progress. People are aware while committing an evil acts, but it’s their inner desires or interests that blind them of the consequences, resulting in them committing the most extreme course of action. Evil is a natural act of mankind as every man that walks the face of this planet has committed some sort of evil, but its mankind's responsibility as conscious beings to commit good deeds that are in favor of the society and others
Throughout the three writings, evil plays a chaotic role in society by creating violence, fear and lack of safety. In Lord of the Flies, Roger’s hostility towards Piggy results in his death. During the confrontation between Piggy, Ralph and Jack, “Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever” pushing a rock at Piggy which hit him “from chin to knee” resulting in his death (Golding 185). Though the evil act of Roger murdering Piggy, it encourages other acts of evil and violence on the island, hindering the success of society. Furthermore in Macbeth, Macbeth’s inner …show more content…
It creates violence, control, fear and results in an unstable society not allowing any chance for society to progress. People are aware while committing an evil acts, but it’s their inner desires or interests that blind them of the consequences, resulting in them committing the most extreme course of action. Evil is a natural act of mankind as every man that walks the face of this planet has committed some sort of evil, but its mankind's responsibility as conscious beings to commit good deeds that are in favor of the society and others