Murder In Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay

Throughout human history, people have shown through many ways that they possess the ability to exude pure evil (or some form of it). There are a few exceptions to this vile display, however it is nearly impossible to deny that everyone possesses it. I believe that humans are bad because they attempt/commit acts of murder and violence (and in some severe cases genocide) and are obsessed with power and self-improvement. William Golding’s novel The Lord of the Flies shows that humans are prone to acts of murder and violence through the murder of Simon. Even though you may be able to say that the children were acting in self-defense, it is undeniable that their intention of attacking the person that they thought was the beast was to kill it. In the quote that the boys were shouting, (“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! (Golding 152)”) the boys show that they had no intention but to kill whatever they thought was the beast. They didn’t even go as far as to do a double check to confirm that they were not killing one of their own, despite hearing Simon scream and yell. One of the kids must have known the person was
For example in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. The terrorists that devised this plan had no intention on helping to preserve life, but were rather looking to release anger that they had towards the United States. Because of this, thousands of people died and millions to trillions of people were shaken up by the attacks. They were looking to kill as many people as possible for the sake of their belief that the United States is evil. They must have known in their mind that killing thousands of innocent people was wrong, just like beating someone who the boys in The Lord of the Flies never truly knew who they were harming. This is just one of many examples were human lives taken were just a number to some people and not taken into account for what they really