Hobbes believed that from birth, humans are naturally …show more content…
He believes that all men are naturally narcissistic, but there is a balancing force within them which battles the savagery. In addition, he seems to support a democratic government, yet fears that the Jacks of the world will threaten all forms of government and throw the world into turmoil and chaos that will eventually lead to the destruction of it. Thomas Hobbes has a similar viewpoint on human nature with Golding, that humans are naturally evil, but differs in the selection of government. Hobbes wanted an absolute ruler to keep the evil of humans at bay and control them. An example of a philosopher who had a similar viewpoint on government with Golding is John Locke. John Locke believed that any ruler should be elected by the people, similar to what occurred in Lord of the Flies, when Ralph was elected as a ruler over the boys. By comparing Locke to Golding, the claim that Golding supports a democracy is