12 Angry Men Lord Of The Flies Analysis

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Based on works read this year, the immense idea that man is naturally based on evil appears in Lord of the Flies by (William Golding) Ralph, the antagonist demonstrates evil by abandoning his school mates and breaks off into own “kill or be killed” world. The Lottery by (Shirley Jackson) where civilians of a strange town tend to sacrifice their own to make a good harvest. The final work, Twelve Angry Men by (Reginald Rose). In the last chapter of Lord of the Flies Ralph starts to understand evil more than he did in the beginning of the story. "'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'"The boys are all trying to kill this pig. Yes, they need food and they need to hunt for food to survive but the words they use for stuff like

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