Savagery is considered animalistic, but in modern society, we mask it with nice clothes and successful careers: which reflect on the deep rooted evil that humans carry. Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, CBS’ show, Kid Nation, and Zimbardo’s psychology experiment gone wrong, all shine light on the evil in human nature. For example, Golding’s Lord of the Flies, shows the inner evil within the boys after they are stranded to fend for themselves . Additionally, CBS’, Kid Nation, put real kids on an island to see what would really happen when kids had to compete and survive on their own. Finally, in Zimbardo’s prison experiment, the participants took on the role of either the guard or the prisoner, and the results showed how big of an impact a role had on the volunteers.
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In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of British schoolboys are stranded on an island, alone, after a plane crash. They have to care for themselves, hunt, build shelter, maintain order, etc. Being stuck, helpless, …show more content…
The majority of those is control abused it, treated others poorly, and put themselves and others into potentially dangerous situations. Within ourselves there is an inner evil, but we mask it with success and achievements. The Lord of the Flies said himself that: “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt or kill!...You knew didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close. I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?” (143). The evil in people is seen all the time, murders, kidnapping, etc, but the remaining is question is who it will shine through, and when it will come
In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of British schoolboys are stranded on an island, alone, after a plane crash. They have to care for themselves, hunt, build shelter, maintain order, etc. Being stuck, helpless, …show more content…
The majority of those is control abused it, treated others poorly, and put themselves and others into potentially dangerous situations. Within ourselves there is an inner evil, but we mask it with success and achievements. The Lord of the Flies said himself that: “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt or kill!...You knew didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close. I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are what they are?” (143). The evil in people is seen all the time, murders, kidnapping, etc, but the remaining is question is who it will shine through, and when it will come