Inhumanity In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

In the Roman Empire, England, France, and the Middle East, ever since people have been around, there has always been conflict and fighting. A common theme in war is inhumanity. For example, in World War I mustard gas would produce terrible blisters on soldiers who were exposed to it. Empathy for those suffering young men was not present in those causing the pain. While war is still ongoing in the world, Europe is much more peaceful today then it was a hundred years ago and people in general are being taught to resolve conflict in a humane way. Since William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies there have been many improvements in society over the last 70 years. While William Golding was alive, teenagers were often mean and inhumane like those portrayed …show more content…
Today people are better at resolving conflicts in a peaceful way. In the book when Ralph, Piggy, and the twins are waiting to meet Jack, Robert explains that Jack is resolving a problem. Jack, the new chief, was “going to beat Wilfred” for a reason Robert “[didn’t] know”. Jack just “got angry and made [the boys] tie Wilfred up” (Golding, 159). This passage reveals that the boys rely on violence to solve any problems they have. Jack got angry at someone, and his only solution was to beat the person. Nowadays children are taught how to deal with anger in a humane way, such as taking deep breaths instead of turning directly to violence. Golding, a religious man, would be glad that in present times humaneness is being taught, unlike in the 1950s and in the book (Kruger, 90). In present times, children are also taught how to make good decisions. Jack invited everyone over for a feast and afterwards they had a dance. However, during this dance, they ended up killing Simon. Due to peer pressure, “Piggy and Ralph… found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society” which lead to them killing Simon (Golding, 152). Piggy and Ralph knew that what they were doing was wrong, but they chose to do it anyways. Today programs like D.A.R.E. teach children how to make good choices even under the pressure of peers. As a result, when children grow up and are faced with peer pressure they know how to act correctly. Ultimately, Golding would amazed and overjoyed with the increased humanity in children. Overall, our society today has came a long way from the 1950s. William Golding would be impressed and pleased with the amount of progress we have made. We should be appreciative for the technology we have and its many positive uses. We should also be grateful that we are a more accepting society as well as a more humane