Bloodlust! Essays

John Milton once said, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” In other words, in every dark or gloomy situation, something moral comes with it. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, a hunter named Rainsford falls overboard his yacht after hearing three gunshots. Rainsford swims toward the sound and ends up at an island called ‘Ship-Trap Island’. There, he meets a man named General Zaroff, who would do anything for a good hunt, no matter how cruel. In Ray Bradbury’s, “All

desire for dominance and control over the boys, and his increasing bloodlust. At the start of the novel, Jack appears as a disciplined and civilized member of the group of boys stranded

In Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s portrayal of the stranded boys’ bloodlust shows a childhood filled with tribulation and terror. Golding showcases his belief that all men contain wicked desires when the boys abandon their attempts of democracy on the island. Their time spent on the island reveals that even childhood innocence turns dark without society enforcing justice. Simon’s hallucination with the pig’s head creates a physical representation of the evil that took over the stranded

Anarkian Bloodlust, Heir to the Draconic Throne and Warchief of the League of the Ashen Flame. “Stop lagging behind! You’re wasting my time!” snapped Krogan, instantly Night released

Not saying that all people have bloodlust but we do all have temptation. Beowulf’s temptation is different, he has lured himself to be a larger than life hero, he wants the fame like all other heroes in epic poems. Temptation is a desire to do something, probably something wrong. Cain was tempted by jealousy to kill his brother, Grendel was tempted by his bloodlust, and finally Beowulf was tempted by his pride to be the best even though he had to

About the time Odysseus reached Ithaca, Polyphemus the cyclops Odysseus blinded is asking Poseidon, his father, a way to cure his blinded eye. Polyphemus asked, “Father, Poseidon, is there any way to get my eye back?” “Polyphemus, there is a way to cure your eye, but you must go through a long and harsh journey to get what you want,” Poseidon answers, “You must find a way to go to Circe’s palace and find a way to get her to help you on your quest.” “That’s all I have to do?” Polyphemus said, “Thank

driven by their instinct to make honey, humans’ basic instincts are rooted in evil. Growing up, Golding was a victim of abusive outbursts, which later led him to engage in violence himself. In the Lord of the Flies, he redescribes his feelings of bloodlust during the mock pig hunt, in which the boys in the novel brutally beat Robert. During his service as a naval officer, Golding witnessed the atrocities of war and realized the evil within man that allowed him ruthlessly kill. In conclusion, Golding

The excerpt from chapter 9 of Lord of the Flies, in which the boys, including Piggy and Ralph, kill Simon, represents the end of civilization and how human’s own bloodlust can make them destroy each other. The scene takes place in five small paragraphs with only two dialogues spoken by the entire group which are italicized. Golding has used the line, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood,” several times throughout the novel to show the savagery of Jack’s hunters, but this time, he replaced

right and wrong and for the most part, choosing wrong; has readers of the best-selling novel perceiving its purpose is to expose the embedded evil mankind possess. Furthermore, by using characters as young as 6 years old and seeing them with such bloodlust just a few

moments before Shylock was seemingly desperate to take Antonio's life regardless of money, when the tables are turned Antonio insists that Shylock's life be spared. Thus, Antonio's Christian mercy is presented in contrast to Shylock's Jewish rage and bloodlust. The contrast between these two characters can be seen most evidently in their separate interpretations of the biblical story of Jacob and his sheep. Shylock views Jacob as a businessman, cleverly breeding and collecting all the spotted sheep for

And as they left, the fire went out and Ralph was mad and tension grew to the two leaders. Going back to Jack, accompanied by Piggy (ironically) killed the pig. With bloodlust and hatred in Jack, he didn’t listen to Ralph's complaints and slapped Piggy because of his annoying voice, which further increases hatred between them. Though he did apologize to Ralph, but not to Piggy. However, as they roast the pig, they started

Ralph, who tries to lead by example and persuasion, Jack relies on intimidation and physical force. He establishes his authority through the use of fear, using the boys' fear of the beast to manipulate and control them. Jack encourages violence and bloodlust among his followers, turning them into savage hunters who delight in killing animals and later, humans. Jack's leadership style creates a culture of violence and aggression that ultimately leads to the deaths of several

A person may choose to perform a crime that is selfless and only benefits them, and harms others. An action that is deceiving may be performed if a person has burning ambition to accomplish something, however this can lead to a negative result. In the Tragedy of Macbeth, Macbeth himself is a perfect example of a person who performs actions that deceives others in order to benefit himself. Macbeth was a brave warrior, however he developed an ambitious mindset that was craving more and more power.

The charismatic and athletic Ralph is the main character in Lord of the Flies. Ralph, was chosen as the boys' leader at the start of the book, serves as the main realisation of civilized order and good leadership. While most of the other boys were more focused on playing, having fun, and avoiding work, most of the boys were building huts and figuring out ways to have more of a chance of being rescued. Ralph's influence and power over the other boys are thus assured at the start of the book. However

primitive, bloodthirsty, pirates of the dark ages who wreaked havoc wherever their ships took them. Contrarily, this reputation is entirely underserved as the Vikings were a technologically advanced race, whose raids stemming from necessity rather than bloodlust, were portrayed malevolently by their enemies to protect their power. The Vikings were highly advanced in technology in terms of intricate productions and metalwork who were capable of intriguing craftsmanship; uncharacteristic of the primitive people

and his crew visit Jack’s savages to take part in a feast, they end up taking part in more than just eating. When Simon crawls out of the forest into the circle of dancing boys, the gate of order finally gives way and a hell of confusion, hate, bloodlust, and chaos breaks loose. As the boys chant “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” they tear apart Simon with their bare hands and teeth, brutally killing him. But that isn’t the end of it. The next day, when the attempt to retrieve Piggy’s

The Evil Within The quote, “It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways” said by Buddha can relate to both Lord of the Flies and Harry Potter. Jack Merridew, a twelve year old boy, was stranded on an island with other boys his age and wanted to be leader, but instead was overruled by a boy named Ralph. However later in the book, he was made chief and Jack let the evil take over, caused by his obsession with hunting and his need for power. Voldemort, a powerful wizard

Soon, they become psychologically stranded to the island, losing their hope to getting rescued from the island, thus contributing to their bloodlust and fun of killing lives of either animals or human. “. . . hair much too long, tangled here and there, knotted round a dead leaf or twig; clothes, worn away, stiff like his own with sweat, put on, not for decorum or comfort but out of custom; the

in Lord of the Flies only further exemplifies this concept, where much of his resentment for Ralph derives from his intense bloodlust. From the onset of the novel, the two leaders reflect similar ideologies, with both prioritizing the establishment of order on the island (Golding, 33). However, as Jack gradually descends into savagery, he is overcome by the emotion of bloodlust, which

the entire reason that they went haywire in their morals. As a result, war is a direct symbol of inner evil because it is how it was initiated. When wartime comes around, most of the people leading the conflict are focused on power or just simple bloodlust. It allows people to do things they can’t normally, and limits the restraints applied to them. Their freedom, just like the boy’s, leads them to dangerous ends in the darkness of their own hearts. In another instance, an overhead dogfight brought