The Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis
Caleb Key
Mrs. Hocutt
English II Honors
8 January 2016
The Claim of Evil Published in 965, Joseph Krutch’s article, Can We Survive the Fun Explosion, exemplifies man’s capacity for evil. Making the specific claim, “when pleasure becomes the summon bonum, the pursuit of happiness may be getting out of hand,” he underlies the idea that every man has evil within them. William Golding makes the same claim in his novel, The Lord of the Flies. To portray this claim, The Lord of The Flies places a group of school children on an abandoned island. As they fail to maintain a civilized order and their innocence, it becomes clear that several of the boys ae capable of evil. Golding uses he literary devices of characterization, diction, and …show more content…
Golding uses the battle for power between the two oldest boys, Jack and Ralph. Golding sets Jack as a selfish, violent, and corrupted character. Ralph accuses Jack of being “a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!” (Golding 179). This summarizes what Jack has become. Additionally, the transformation from Jack to a more character shows the development of savagery. As Roger reaches Jack’s tribe at Castle Rock, he sees that Jack is simply “sitting there, naked to the waist, is face blocked out in white and red,” (Golding 160). Jack’s evil, sadistic nature is depicted throughout the story, but is finally revealed as he was “on top of the sow, stabbing downward with his knife… Jack found the throat and the hot blood sprouted over his hands,” (Golding 135). Golding uses all of these descriptive characterizations of violence acts Jack commits as a beast to show his capacity for evil, proving both Krutch and Golding’s claim that all humans have a capacity for …show more content…
They would say he began good and ended good. Even after speaking to the root of all evil, he still thought “the news must reach the others as soon as possible,” (Golding 143). They would argue nothing corrupted Simon, but Golding uses symbolism to disprove this exception. When speaking to the beast it says “You [know, don’t] you? I’m part of you?” (Golding 143). Golding uses the beast to symbolize the devil, or the voice of evil within all the boys. Simon is good-hearted enough to fight his evil thoughts, but he still has them. Therefore, every man has he capability of evil within
Mrs. Hocutt
English II Honors
8 January 2016
The Claim of Evil Published in 965, Joseph Krutch’s article, Can We Survive the Fun Explosion, exemplifies man’s capacity for evil. Making the specific claim, “when pleasure becomes the summon bonum, the pursuit of happiness may be getting out of hand,” he underlies the idea that every man has evil within them. William Golding makes the same claim in his novel, The Lord of the Flies. To portray this claim, The Lord of The Flies places a group of school children on an abandoned island. As they fail to maintain a civilized order and their innocence, it becomes clear that several of the boys ae capable of evil. Golding uses he literary devices of characterization, diction, and …show more content…
Golding uses the battle for power between the two oldest boys, Jack and Ralph. Golding sets Jack as a selfish, violent, and corrupted character. Ralph accuses Jack of being “a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!” (Golding 179). This summarizes what Jack has become. Additionally, the transformation from Jack to a more character shows the development of savagery. As Roger reaches Jack’s tribe at Castle Rock, he sees that Jack is simply “sitting there, naked to the waist, is face blocked out in white and red,” (Golding 160). Jack’s evil, sadistic nature is depicted throughout the story, but is finally revealed as he was “on top of the sow, stabbing downward with his knife… Jack found the throat and the hot blood sprouted over his hands,” (Golding 135). Golding uses all of these descriptive characterizations of violence acts Jack commits as a beast to show his capacity for evil, proving both Krutch and Golding’s claim that all humans have a capacity for …show more content…
They would say he began good and ended good. Even after speaking to the root of all evil, he still thought “the news must reach the others as soon as possible,” (Golding 143). They would argue nothing corrupted Simon, but Golding uses symbolism to disprove this exception. When speaking to the beast it says “You [know, don’t] you? I’m part of you?” (Golding 143). Golding uses the beast to symbolize the devil, or the voice of evil within all the boys. Simon is good-hearted enough to fight his evil thoughts, but he still has them. Therefore, every man has he capability of evil within