Good morning/afternoon Mrs. Visser and class,
I will be speaking about human nature and what it means to be human. Now what does it truly mean to be human and what makes us human? The main thing about humanity is we see ourselves as superior to nature and the animals in it. We see this in Lord of the Flies when the boys first land on the island. Even though there are animals and plants on the island they disregard it and claim the island as their own.
Now what would make man superior to nature, his ability to think? To alter his surroundings to make his life easier? Arrogance or how about that it is how it is always been? Man seems to try and force his views upon others, through different means. Jack for example uses fear and manipulation to control his tribe, while Ralph hung onto the values he was taught in society.
Now behind Ralph was piggy, who in the novel represented man’s knowledge and civilized man’s ideals. He was the one Ralph turned to when he was in doubt about what he must do, about what the civilized thing to do would be. Behind Jack was Rodger who represented the savagery and nature instinct that a human has to survive. Simon represented the spirituality and nature in the book.
Simon is also one of those that seek the truth. When the beast is mentioned, he was the first and only person until later on to suggest that the beast was human’s. He was the first person to see that the beast was an internal thing. People like Simon who seek the truth soon find that they are not accepted in society. Simon was laughed at when he suggested that the beast was internal. It is in human nature to try and blame something else for our mistakes. This separates him and makes him an outsider as it is in human nature not to accept the truth.
The Term Paper on Human Nature Technology Man Food
Does Technology Help Us To Live More Rewarding And Meaningful Lives? Name: Howard RennisCourse: Philosophy 1 D 03 E T. A. : David Rondel Student number Assignment number: 2 Word count: 1679 Date: March 30, 2005 "Technology might be described as a further step in applied science by means of the improvement of instruments"{4}. Technology was developed initially to conquer / subdue the environment ( ...
Later on when he finds out who and what the beast is, all the boys help to attack and kill him. This shows that it is in human nature to reject the truth as a lie or even insanity. When Simon dies it shows the death of spirituality and a foreshadowing of what the inherit evil in man will do to nature later on.
The inherit evil in man is represented by in the following ways by the following people:
1. Firstly in the big children on the island and how they destroy the sand castles the little’uns made. They represent the current generation of evil
2. Next in the little’uns when Henry was poking that creature from the sea, being dominant over it. They represent the future generation of evil
3. The naval officer in lord of the flies is the final symbol of man’s inherit evil. The past generation of evil.
What I see from this is that man has the capacity for many things within his nature. Most see it as only good and evil, right and wrong, but that is all relative to your point of view and how u are brought up. In modern society’s view man has a greater capacity to do evil than his ability to do good. I do not believe this to be true. I believe it is up to every person to decide where they stand with such matters, but now I ask u. What is good or evil other than what society has taught u and further more what is insanity?
