Many people believe that man isn’t all that complicated, but it is really the exact opposite. The book Lord of the Flies and the poem “Lines Written in Early Spring” prove this exact point. Man thinks in one way and acts in another. They are capable of horrible ways of life. Both pieces of writing are pretty similar.
The two works of art are quite similar in many ways. Both pieces of writing both bring across the message that men are able to make others become more civilized and savage. This causes them to become more willing to do dirty tasks if they have to. They would not even be phased by doing these tasks. In the novel, the boys have been stranded on the island for so long that they got themselves to the point where there are wanting to kill the other boys on the island. In fact, they even kill Simon and Piggy even though they didn’t deserve to be killed. The poem says “What man has made of man,” (Wordsworth 8). This means that the author …show more content…
The thoughts of the boys in the novel consumed them. Many of the boys still wanted confirmation that they were doing the right thing and were constantly trying to make sure of that. An example of this is Piggy. He only wanted to do what was right and tried to make sure that everything could be justified as doing the right option. Many of the boys looked all innocent, but inside their hearts they knew that they craved what the natural man inside them craved, and that was to kill. Most of the victims of the killing didn’t even know in advance they were going to get killed. In the poem, it entertains the reader by allowing them to majestically picture a bird in their heads. This bird would then be all playful and happy, but later on have immeasurable thoughts. This makes the person reading this believe that the birds had emotions bottled up inside them that they were not
The two works of art are quite similar in many ways. Both pieces of writing both bring across the message that men are able to make others become more civilized and savage. This causes them to become more willing to do dirty tasks if they have to. They would not even be phased by doing these tasks. In the novel, the boys have been stranded on the island for so long that they got themselves to the point where there are wanting to kill the other boys on the island. In fact, they even kill Simon and Piggy even though they didn’t deserve to be killed. The poem says “What man has made of man,” (Wordsworth 8). This means that the author …show more content…
The thoughts of the boys in the novel consumed them. Many of the boys still wanted confirmation that they were doing the right thing and were constantly trying to make sure of that. An example of this is Piggy. He only wanted to do what was right and tried to make sure that everything could be justified as doing the right option. Many of the boys looked all innocent, but inside their hearts they knew that they craved what the natural man inside them craved, and that was to kill. Most of the victims of the killing didn’t even know in advance they were going to get killed. In the poem, it entertains the reader by allowing them to majestically picture a bird in their heads. This bird would then be all playful and happy, but later on have immeasurable thoughts. This makes the person reading this believe that the birds had emotions bottled up inside them that they were not