A Wicked Mankind
“Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.” This wise quote said by Alan Greenspan left people wondering if humans really are as good or as evil as they say. One man named William Golding surfaced this idea of cruel human nature by writing a well-known novel by the name of Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies starts off with a fine group of civilized British boys. They are stranded on a deserted island and engulfed by nature in all its glory. As the story goes on their masks of civilization are quickly torn …show more content…
Simon has always been the good boy of the group. He shares the fruit with the little boys and gives up his meat for Piggy. Simon is absolutely too perfect to be considered human and Golding knows that. Since the beginning of the novel Simon was always a little bit different than the other boys. One example is that Simon faints at the beginning of the book. This may be a small detail, but it is the first step Golding has taken to separate Simon from the boys. Simon is also the only one to actually appreciate nature and during meetings he is very timid and inarticulate. Note that Simon is also the only boy in the group that actually confronts the Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is not a physical creature but Simon is still able to converse it. Many readers predicted Ralph would interact with the Lord of the Flies, but Simon was chosen instead. Simon is mysterious and very unpredictable. Golding intentionally labels Simon as the odd one out because he is not meant to be seen as human. He is supposed to be view as the symbol of good. Even as the story progresses his morals are not lost because they are not taught by civilization. His morals seem to be natural as opposed to the other boys. This explains why Simon is the only one who does not change throughout the story. Golding then manipulates the plot to make the boys murder Simon. “The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face […] the crowd surged after it, […] [They] leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 168-169). Metaphorically, the boys actually killed the good on the island. This destroys the balance of good and evil causing evil to take over the rest of the story. Simon’s metaphorical plot twist further concludes Golding’s belief of malicious
“Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.” This wise quote said by Alan Greenspan left people wondering if humans really are as good or as evil as they say. One man named William Golding surfaced this idea of cruel human nature by writing a well-known novel by the name of Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies starts off with a fine group of civilized British boys. They are stranded on a deserted island and engulfed by nature in all its glory. As the story goes on their masks of civilization are quickly torn …show more content…
Simon has always been the good boy of the group. He shares the fruit with the little boys and gives up his meat for Piggy. Simon is absolutely too perfect to be considered human and Golding knows that. Since the beginning of the novel Simon was always a little bit different than the other boys. One example is that Simon faints at the beginning of the book. This may be a small detail, but it is the first step Golding has taken to separate Simon from the boys. Simon is also the only one to actually appreciate nature and during meetings he is very timid and inarticulate. Note that Simon is also the only boy in the group that actually confronts the Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies is not a physical creature but Simon is still able to converse it. Many readers predicted Ralph would interact with the Lord of the Flies, but Simon was chosen instead. Simon is mysterious and very unpredictable. Golding intentionally labels Simon as the odd one out because he is not meant to be seen as human. He is supposed to be view as the symbol of good. Even as the story progresses his morals are not lost because they are not taught by civilization. His morals seem to be natural as opposed to the other boys. This explains why Simon is the only one who does not change throughout the story. Golding then manipulates the plot to make the boys murder Simon. “The beast was on its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face […] the crowd surged after it, […] [They] leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 168-169). Metaphorically, the boys actually killed the good on the island. This destroys the balance of good and evil causing evil to take over the rest of the story. Simon’s metaphorical plot twist further concludes Golding’s belief of malicious