Essay In Literature Evil Often Triumphs

The quote, “In literature, evil often triumphs but never conquers.” means that in literature, there is always an ongoing struggle between good and evil and although evil may seem to prevail it never fully overpowers good. This idea that good will always prevail over evil in the end is an accurate interpretation of the structure of many literary works. Three particular literary works that display this concept of an always victorious justice are Lord of the flies, Romeo and Juliet, and Of Mice and Men. The first literary work that supports the quote, “In literature, evil often triumphs but never conquers.” is Lord of the flies written by William Golding, first published in 1954. In this novel, evil triumphs over good at certain points in the work but evil does not always come out on top. An example of evil triumphing over good in Lord of the Flies is, “The beast was n its knees in the center, its arms folded over its face. It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill. The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the
The quote, “He looked down at her and carefully he removed his hand from over her mouth, and she lay still. “I don’t wan ta hurt you,” he said, but George’ll be mad if you yell.” depicts how Lenny can’t control his strength even when he only wants to make the best out of a situation which is the same concept of evil triumphing over good. An example of how good conquers evil in the end is, “The hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger.” This quote in the novel is the point where George finally brings himself to kill Lenny so as to protect him from the consequences he would face because of his uncontrollable actions. Although George killing Lenny is not exactly a victorious moment, it is a true victory of good over