Lord of the Flies

1. "Individuals are basically evil and must constantly fight against their violent nature." I do not agree with this because some people grow up in harsh conditions/environments that affect their mentality. Therefore they might become more  violent/evil due to the things that they have gone through/seen in their life. Those events affect who they are and what they do. Others, are born with very soothing personalities and tend to deal with issues/problems by being patient and calm. Instead of becoming violent and mean in certain situations, they try to keep a positive mind because they know that violence does not solve anything. For example, someone that has grown up being abused/hit/yelled at constantly, will grow up to be more violent/evil because that's all that they have seen. They have never seen or felt love.
 
2. "Individuals will go along with any type of activity, no matter how violent, when pressured by their peers." I agree and disagree with this because some kids will listen to their conscience and no matter how hard you push them, they will not cave in. They know right from wrong. While others, with the pressure of fitting in,  will do it because they want the people to like them. They don't evaluate the consequences that come with their actions because all they care about is fitting in with their so called friends. Some might do it because their scared that they will become a victim of bullying by not going along and agreeing with their peers. For example, in high school if you are part of a group, and some of they people are planning to go and egg somebodies house or go steal something, all the members will agree because they know that if they don't, their life will become a living hell in school.


3. "The human race is destined to destroy itself." I agree because people kill other people, physically and mentally. Individuals judge, criticize, and make fun of others till the point where they don't even want to live anymore. On the other hand, we have people who commit murders, and take the life of an individual within seconds. If this continues, one day the human race will not exist anymore. For example, wars that happen between countries kill millions of people, and people are the ones that ignite it. In high schools, many kids commit suicide due to bullying. They are usually bullied for being "different."



4. "Rules and punishments are absolutely necessary if we are to maintain a civilized society." I agree with this because the only reason some people even think about their actions is because they know there is going to be a consequence. If we didn't have certain punishments, people would do whatever they wanted, without giving it a second thought. People would be committing various types of crimes, like stealing if their in need of the money, violently hurting someone because they are mad, because they know that they won't be in trouble afterwards. For example, in school we know that we can not cheat because if we do, we will be awarded a zero and fail the test.

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5. "WE are our own worst enemy." I agree because we are our best criticizers. We look at others and compare our selves, and think of ways to change so that we can meet the standards of society. We are too hard on ourselves, always picking out things that are wrong, or things that we could improve on. We sit and dwell on the same problem/issue until it gets us very sad or depressed. For example many girls are starving themselves these days because magazines exploit the image  of a women.