does anyone wanna please please help me write an essay on good vs. evil in lord of the flies??? please :)?

Question

the theme is "good vs evil" and i have to have at least five quotes from the book and i need a thesis. and i really really need help.. :/

Answer 1

Major Theme

Lord of the Flies is governed by the idea that man is a fallen creature. Golding insists that evil is inherent in man; it is a terrifying force which mankind must recognize and control. 'Civilized' British boys land on a deserted island but soon degenerate into savages. The children enjoy the freedom away from the restrictions of adults, but the freedom soon turns into a nightmare and results in the killing of several boys. Individualism replaces comradeship and leads to complete destruction. That children are innocent becomes a myth. The community of boys on the island also represents and reflects the disorder and terror of the larger world.

Minor Theme

The title of the novel, Lord of the Flies, refers literally to the translation of the word Beelzebub, which can mean: the devil, Satan, or chief devil. When the head of a pig is impaled on a stick and begins to attract flies, the boys refer to it as the Lord of the flies. It represents the devil in form, though throughout the book, Golding shows how the devil is present in all of us and within the boys themselves. But he also shows that there is a savior amongst us. The kind and visionary Simon is a 'Christ-like' figure who faints before the "Lord of the Flies" and later is sacrificed by the boys. The novel is, therefore, written in the form of a Christian parable.

MOOD

In the beginning the mood is one of joy and freedom as the boys discover an island paradise without adults. The mood, however, slowly turns to one of darkness and fear, as everything breaks up. At the end, there is no authority or discipline, only savagery, evil, death, and destruction.

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Answer 2

Everywhere, read the paper, watch the news. Go look up world vision or the wwf (wildlife foundation, not the wrestling) and then look at the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Look at the amount of people who are trying to make the world a better place and then those who only make it worse. If you need an actual media source I would recommend The Dark Knight. The whole Harvey Dent turning into Two-Face and The Joker putting a bomb on each ferry is pretty good for the battle between good and evil. Or maybe the Catcher In The Rye? Great book, the protagonist struggles between the innocence of children and the corruption of mankind.