The novel Lord of the Flies

Why is vicious attractive?Lord of the Flies by William Golding dramatized the primordial evil that is in mans subconscious. Although normally, civilized human beings look at evil undesirable and therefore to be avoided, the fact is, many are drawn into it. Evil holds roughly kind of a seductive quality that slight morally discerning people find hard to resist.Setting evil intentions in contextIn this novel, Golding gave life to unhomogeneous characters that represent the two fundamental types of people in this world, the good and the bad. Ralph, Piggy, and Simon were the good ones, while damn and Roger were the evil ones. Stranded in a deserted tropical island, Ralph and Piggy wanted to tack together rules, build shelters, secure clean water and food. But the tasks to achieve these were boring and most of the boys wanted just to dissemble and hunt. Jack who was the leader of the hunting party, would presently emerge as the more attractive and powerful leader.Playing and hunt ing are not evil in themselves but in the novel, these were seeds of evil that would curtly grow into disturbing magnitude. The boys in Jacks group enjoyed hunting and killing the animals and eventually became obsessed with hunting and killing Ralph.This paper analyzes how evil holds some kind of attraction and why people are drawn into it. There are at least three hypotheses (1) Evil is attractive because it gives a delightful experience (2) Evil is attractive because it satisfies bloodlust, considering the belief that there is a murderous inclination in e very(prenominal) man and (3) Evil is attractive because of the opportunity it provides to play idol, to be in control, to be powerful.With Goldings work as point of reference, this paper illustrates how the conflict between good and evil continues to occur in various ways, in different people. The film by Adrian Lyne, Unfaithful that starred Diane Lane and Richard Gere is used here as one example. In this film, all the mention ed premises higher up were portrayed. Like the English boys in the novel, Connie and Edward, the couple in the said film were decent, intelligent, and admirable. However, when thrown in a critical situation that tested their character, the evil in them triumphed everyplace the good. The basic assumption of course is that man is dual, both good and evil. Always man struggles with this internal conflict.Lust for flesh, blood and powerIn the novel, Jack found the throat and the hot blood sprouted over his hands. The sow collapsed under them and they were heavy and fulfilled upon her. (Golding)The imagery evoked by this description is sexual. A primordial bloodlust was satisfied.In the film, Unfaithful, Connie was drawn into an affair with capital of Minnesota because of the sheer pleasure of the experience, despite the fact that she had a good home and a fulfilling nuptials. The film seemed to send word that her motivation was irrational. She had an affair because a strong wind wa s blowing. She slipped on the road and cut her knee. The irresistible lover-to-be was passing by and offered help, invited her to his apartment to dressed her wound. Later she called to give thanks him. He invited her for coffee and she accepted. From there began a series of trysts.Connies hubris ( Greek for sin of pride) was assuming she was in control, that she evoke kick in an affair and then stuff near it and go on with her life. Unfortunately, she kept coming back to his flat and began to neglect her duties. When Edward, her husband found out, he also assumed he was in control and attempted to confront Paul, the lover in a civilized way. However, when Edward saw their wedding anniversary gift in the lovers bedroom, he lost control and bash Pauls head, thus killing him. Connie and Edward eventually became partners in crime as they worked to dispose Pauls clay and lied to the police.Connie chose not to channel her passion into something creative. She yielded to her sexual e nergy instead.. Her pride and confidence, her sense of adventure overpowered her. She probably knew what she was doing was wrong but went ahead because she had not been very spiritually discerning lately. She was young, attractive, comfortable, loved, secure. It never occurred to her to pray to be a faithful wife. She assumed she can get away with infidelity, never thought she was move her marriage and loved ones at great risk when she chose to give in to lust for flesh.Edward was good and tried to make things right, perhaps persuade the lover to stop sightedness his wife. But in a sudden burst of insane rage triggered by the sight of their wedding anniversary gift that found its way into Pauls room, Edward killed the latter.. Suddenly his lust for blood craved to be satisfied.In the end, both wife and husband wanted to assume ultimate control over the evil they have done. Instead of trying to rectify their sins, regain their worth as human beings and pay for their crime, Connie a nd Edward chose instead to cover up their evil deed. They have totally given in to the machination of the devil.Man cannot just kill the beastMan, in his foolish naivete, continue to believe the devils lies about happiness, knowledge, and power.In the song, Hotel California by Eagles, a few lines mentioned the beast.And in the masters chamberThey gathered for the feastBut with their steely knivesThey just cant kill the beast.Man can not just kill the beast in him, and so he has to be alert and spiritually discerning. The evil in mans subconscious may surface when he least expect it and cause him to commit a sin that would destroy him and those most him. Always, the attraction of pleasure, bloodlust, and power will entice mankind to commit evil.The antidote is found in the New Testament, in the book of Ephesians 6 10-17, about putting on the helmet of salvation and the armor of God, consisting of truth as belt, justice as breastplate, zeal to propagate peace as footgear, faith as sh ield, and the word of God as sword of the spirit.BiblographyEagles. Hotel Califoria. Wea International. May 2006.Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. 1954.Lyne, Adrian (Director). Unfaithful. Fox 2000 Pictures. 2002The New American Bible. Thomas Nelson Publishers. 1971.