The Marymount Literary Connection serves as a forum for students to further discuss the literature they read both at home and at school.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Grade 10: Lord of the Flies Final Question (Due before midnight Thursday, December 2nd)
Consider the book Lord of the Flies. Is evil inherent (or born in, natural to) in humankind? Please write a thoughtful, complete paragraph for your response.
This is a good question. Each one has its own oponion, my opinion is that evil is inherents in humankind. I think that the man is born with evil and no one can change it. As in "Lord of the Flies" also in your daily life you can be bad and do things without think about them. Jack and the other guys committed a crimes, they killed Piggy and Simon and also wanted to kill Ralph, and they didn't think of them, they just did them. Men cannot change this evil part, it sometimes can be controlled but other times they don't see the error and only when they realized that what they did was horrible they can see how evil the humankind can be. Mine is one of many opinions, but I think in mine there is a sense of truth. So in conclusion I argue that man is born with some evil and he can not do anything to avoid it, sometimes he can control it but sometimes it's impossible. This does not mean that things must necessarily end badly, sometimes you're lucky enough to be saved and, as in "Lord of the Flies" the boys have been saved and everything returned as was before.
Is evil inherent in humankind? I personally believe that men are naturally born with evil. Although some people are always being kindhearted and honest, their evil might not be awakening yet. Furthermore, the major elements which could influence your life are the environment, society and people you are living with. For instance, at the beginning all the boys are acting like simple, obedient and innocent including Jack. However the strange and terrible situation arouses their evils which have been hiding in the deepest parts. More than that, we believe that Ralph is the one who has not been influenced by the savages but don’t forget that he is also involved in the Simon’s death. All in all, evil is nature to humankind.
I think that the entity of the devil exists, it represents the opposite of God. It is of course in each one of us because there couldn't be anywhere else except from the humankind. Evil and God are two enormous obstacles in our lives and they need each other to help the human understanding of their nature.
In my opinion, yes,evil inherent in humankind. The word "Evil" runs in my mind all the time. I always hear these kind of true horror stories. Like Giorgio Baramki said that Evil is that opposite of God, and I agree with that statement. Evil is sometimes born inside a human, but on the other hand, it sometimes something happens and evil enters the human body.
I am shure that evil is in humankind, in every person, also in prists. But people need to learn how to think positevely, and to control evil with their mind. People never need to fall in depression, and never think to be to evil.
This is a good question. Each one has its own oponion, my opinion is that evil is inherents in humankind. I think that the man is born with evil and no one can change it. As in "Lord of the Flies" also in your daily life you can be bad and do things without think about them. Jack and the other guys committed a crimes, they killed Piggy and Simon and also wanted to kill Ralph, and they didn't think of them, they just did them. Men cannot change this evil part, it sometimes can be controlled but other times they don't see the error and only when they realized that what they did was horrible they can see how evil the humankind can be. Mine is one of many opinions, but I think in mine there is a sense of truth. So in conclusion I argue that man is born with some evil and he can not do anything to avoid it, sometimes he can control it but sometimes it's impossible. This does not mean that things must necessarily end badly, sometimes you're lucky enough to be saved and, as in "Lord of the Flies" the boys have been saved and everything returned as was before.
ReplyDeleteIs evil inherent in humankind? I personally believe that men are naturally born with evil. Although some people are always being kindhearted and honest, their evil might not be awakening yet. Furthermore, the major elements which could influence your life are the environment, society and people you are living with. For instance, at the beginning all the boys are acting like simple, obedient and innocent including Jack. However the strange and terrible situation arouses their evils which have been hiding in the deepest parts. More than that, we believe that Ralph is the one who has not been influenced by the savages but don’t forget that he is also involved in the Simon’s death. All in all, evil is nature to humankind.
ReplyDeleteAll in all , if evil is not inherent in humankind where can it be, nowhere.
ReplyDeleteAini, i'm glad to see that we have the same opinion and that we all both trying to extend it... :-)
ReplyDeleteI think that the entity of the devil exists, it represents the opposite of God. It is of course in each one of us because there couldn't be anywhere else except from the humankind. Evil and God are two enormous obstacles in our lives and they need each other to help the human understanding of their nature.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, yes,evil inherent in humankind. The word "Evil" runs in my mind all the time. I always hear these kind of true horror stories. Like Giorgio Baramki said that Evil is that opposite of God, and I agree with that statement. Evil is sometimes born inside a human, but on the other hand, it sometimes something happens and evil enters the human body.
ReplyDeleteI am shure that evil is in humankind, in every person, also in prists. But people need to learn how to think positevely, and to control evil with their mind. People never need to fall in depression, and never think to be to evil.
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