It takes place during World War II in various concentration camps throughout Germany and Poland. Told from the first person point of view of a survivor, the reader gains strong images of the pain and torture one had to endure during the Holocaust. The theme of both of these works of literature is the thought that “man is inheritly evil.” This is represented in The Lord of the Flies by the conflict between good and evil, of Ralph and Jack. Jack and the rest of the boys want to succumb to savagery, while Ralph and Piggy want to remain good and civilized. In Night, Ellie had to face the evil of the Nazi’s and their actions towards the Jewish people. Ellie witnessed horrific atrocities such as the genocide of his people and his very own family. Ellie loses his faith in this conflict with evil. Overall he overcomes the negativity, by surviving the whole ordeal. Helen Keller once said that “although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” This quote applies to all of those who face conflicts. Such conflicts could be that “man is inheritly evil” and that forces of good are faced with obstacles to overcome due to this. Ellie Wiesel’s Night, and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies support this quote by the theme that “man is inheritly
It takes place during World War II in various concentration camps throughout Germany and Poland. Told from the first person point of view of a survivor, the reader gains strong images of the pain and torture one had to endure during the Holocaust. The theme of both of these works of literature is the thought that “man is inheritly evil.” This is represented in The Lord of the Flies by the conflict between good and evil, of Ralph and Jack. Jack and the rest of the boys want to succumb to savagery, while Ralph and Piggy want to remain good and civilized. In Night, Ellie had to face the evil of the Nazi’s and their actions towards the Jewish people. Ellie witnessed horrific atrocities such as the genocide of his people and his very own family. Ellie loses his faith in this conflict with evil. Overall he overcomes the negativity, by surviving the whole ordeal. Helen Keller once said that “although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” This quote applies to all of those who face conflicts. Such conflicts could be that “man is inheritly evil” and that forces of good are faced with obstacles to overcome due to this. Ellie Wiesel’s Night, and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies support this quote by the theme that “man is inheritly