Why Are We Naturally Evil In Lord Of The Flies

“The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.” (Phillip Zombardo) William Golding, the author of a well known book, “Lord of the Flies”, beliefs what Phillip Zombardo said about good and evil.

According to the book he wrote, he thinks that humans can very easily cross the line between good and evil. In the book, there is a group of boys that their ages range gets stranded on an island and they have to survive. But as time goes along, evil started to overwhelm them by situational forces. Therefore, they become like savage dogs and only think about killing. A beast rises with them and forces get worse. The boys become naturally evil and savages as their journey continues.

That is why human naturally lie and the truth is not first. And that is obvious when he wrote the book. World War 2 was going on along with the cold war. The times were very dark and it seemed like there was no good left in the world. And that is why William Golding believed that humans are never naturally good, they can only become less evil.

First, there are many parts in “Lord of the Flies” that suggest that humans are never naturally good. First, on page 75, it states “... and the hunters, circling still, pretended to beat him. As they danced, they sang. ‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Bash

But it is the other way. The beast wants simon to leave forever because he was the one that was brought common sense and knowledge that evil was taking over. So the boys, that had already crossed the line, let the beast take over. And when they did that, they killed simon. So it just goes to show that just by crossing the line, it is hard to get back across. That is why humans natural idea or instinct would be to lie or not tell the truth to get power or something that they