Humanity In Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay
A group of boys crashed on an island and the exact opposite of what you would think would happen, happened. William Golding decided to come up with a possible story of what happen to a group of boys in that situation.. In the novel written by William Golding, The lord of the flies, the possible story of many young boys being alone on an island with no adult guidance is explained. Golding explains this by using many symbols and the idea of civilization vs inner savage. The symbol, the lord of flies, particularly shines in the novel. In The lord of the flies, William Golding argues that civility (the good in humanity) is fragile and very easily shattered. His argument is correct because of Ralph, people from the modern day world, and examples
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The article “humanity was most fragile of all”, by David sweet really showed Golding’s argument. This article was about the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and how it affected the humanity of everyone that experienced it. A quote from the article is “However, what caught my attention more profoundly than all the physical damage (not to mention the finger-pointing between the various levels of government) was the human failings and lack of character that became so apparent in this Louisiana disaster”. Sweet was saying how surprised he was that the humanity of the people of Louisiana was more destroyed than Louisiana itself. The people of Louisiana were failing to act like humans after the hurricane and people were losing sight of who they really were. Another quote from the article “Humanity was Most Fragile of all” is “But is our civilization so fragile as to put women at risk of being raped amid the fetid squalor of the shelters? What lurks in the heart of a man who would rape a hungry, desperate woman in her hour of need?” This took after the hurricane when people had lost their homes, family, and their own protection. A homeless and helpless woman was raped because a man had lost his humanity after the hurricane. How could a man who was just through a hurricane, rape a women who was in need of someone. That man’s
The article “humanity was most fragile of all”, by David sweet really showed Golding’s argument. This article was about the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and how it affected the humanity of everyone that experienced it. A quote from the article is “However, what caught my attention more profoundly than all the physical damage (not to mention the finger-pointing between the various levels of government) was the human failings and lack of character that became so apparent in this Louisiana disaster”. Sweet was saying how surprised he was that the humanity of the people of Louisiana was more destroyed than Louisiana itself. The people of Louisiana were failing to act like humans after the hurricane and people were losing sight of who they really were. Another quote from the article “Humanity was Most Fragile of all” is “But is our civilization so fragile as to put women at risk of being raped amid the fetid squalor of the shelters? What lurks in the heart of a man who would rape a hungry, desperate woman in her hour of need?” This took after the hurricane when people had lost their homes, family, and their own protection. A homeless and helpless woman was raped because a man had lost his humanity after the hurricane. How could a man who was just through a hurricane, rape a women who was in need of someone. That man’s