"Man is born to sin. Set him free, and he will be a sinner..." I have to write a critical lense essay for this on the Lord of the Flies..Any Ideas would be very much appreciated.
2006-11-01 10:28:40 · 6 answers · asked by rhtgrhghhg h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It's partly true, our most base instincts can lead us to perversion and even murder, as in 'The Lord of the Flies'.
But Freedom is essential because our leaders like G W Bush who would take away our freedoms from us are also sinners, and restricting the freedoms of the masses does not do away with those freedoms, but gives them to the Leader. Decisions are still made, but as more power is invested in fewer people we see historically and currently an increase in the perversity of the leaders.
Take for instance sexual perversion in the Republican Party of the USA and the Sadism of Bush and his troops. Only by spreading freedom and therefore power out as broadly as possible among all people can those who would lead us into perversion, violence and corruption be kept in check.
2006-11-01 10:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golding is saying that without rules humans will sin.
Yes I believe for the most part that he is correct. Why? Look at any situation where the police have been out of commission and you will find looting and other crimes.
In Los Angeles there were riots when a man was beaten by police. During the riots a number of people took advantage of the situation and started looting.
Huricane Katrina destroyed a city and there were people looting and threatening others with guns.
The one issue that I have with Golding's statement is that it is too general. Not all people given total freedom will become sinners. There are many who will still live by compassion and care.
Golding actual shows in his book that not all of the children become sinners because of the total freedom. What he does show is that some do become sinners and others follow. The followers look for the easiest way to live. They follow those that let them get away with doing as little as possible.
Take care,
Troy
2006-11-01 10:45:47 · answer #2 · answered by tiuliucci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I pretty much agree. Why? I pretty much came to that conclusion when I finished reading Lord of the Flies and connected it to the world.
2006-11-01 16:23:10 · answer #3 · answered by tabbichi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends.
I would say, that if a man wasn't set free, he would tend to be a greater sinner. Because prohibition leads to rebellion. And if sb takes your freedom, you will do a lot to have it back, for any price.
2006-11-01 10:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lady G. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he will be a sinner. and by setting him free gives him the free will to choose to commit those sin to learn from the sins he has committed
2006-11-01 10:54:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. It makes sense...and it is true. That is a really boring book though.
2006-11-02 08:55:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋