Lord Of The Flies Analysis
What is the true nature of man?
In both ‘Lord of the Flies’ by Golding and ‘Brighton Rock’ by Green, the different sides of human nature are revealed, from kindness to pure evil. The further both novels progress, the more they reveal that we as humans are not perfect and when the opportunity of chaos manifests, society is infected and the downward spiral into a fractured community is rapid. They also both present the need for power, and how one man’s desires can lead him to performing the most outrageous of deeds, even if it is at the cost of another. However, both authors also acknowledge the kinder side of human nature, and how friendships can blossom between two people, and when a person is put in danger another will do all they can to help and save them. Religion and the beliefs that follow, play a major role in the construct of both books. Golding and Greene both explore the role religion plays in the community, and a lot of religious …show more content…
When Jack killed Piggy out of cold blood, all the others boys still followed him as they believed he was better and more worthy if chief than Ralph. Later on in ‘Cry of the Hunters’, Jack manipulated to boys into believing that hunting Ralph was like hunting a pig. “…and throw our spears like at a pig.” Here Jack unleashes his true colors, and how much he has evolved from the beginning. He shows that anyone is capable of such savagery, as he at first struggled to take a pigs life though it was for food, but now he was convincing himself and others that killing a fellow human being is no different to that of killing a pig. It also shows that humans are no different to animals and that we are capable of killing for revenge, out of hate, or even for the fun of it. His corrupting influence and aggressiveness also caused Samneric to give up Ralph’s hiding place, going against the friendship and trust Ralph once had with
In both ‘Lord of the Flies’ by Golding and ‘Brighton Rock’ by Green, the different sides of human nature are revealed, from kindness to pure evil. The further both novels progress, the more they reveal that we as humans are not perfect and when the opportunity of chaos manifests, society is infected and the downward spiral into a fractured community is rapid. They also both present the need for power, and how one man’s desires can lead him to performing the most outrageous of deeds, even if it is at the cost of another. However, both authors also acknowledge the kinder side of human nature, and how friendships can blossom between two people, and when a person is put in danger another will do all they can to help and save them. Religion and the beliefs that follow, play a major role in the construct of both books. Golding and Greene both explore the role religion plays in the community, and a lot of religious …show more content…
When Jack killed Piggy out of cold blood, all the others boys still followed him as they believed he was better and more worthy if chief than Ralph. Later on in ‘Cry of the Hunters’, Jack manipulated to boys into believing that hunting Ralph was like hunting a pig. “…and throw our spears like at a pig.” Here Jack unleashes his true colors, and how much he has evolved from the beginning. He shows that anyone is capable of such savagery, as he at first struggled to take a pigs life though it was for food, but now he was convincing himself and others that killing a fellow human being is no different to that of killing a pig. It also shows that humans are no different to animals and that we are capable of killing for revenge, out of hate, or even for the fun of it. His corrupting influence and aggressiveness also caused Samneric to give up Ralph’s hiding place, going against the friendship and trust Ralph once had with