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Lord of the Flies Group
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If one looks at Simon's words and actions before he uses the phrase "mankind's essential illness", he has already asked the question "What is it's [the beast] is us?' He is the only character to get away from all the noise and babble of the boys and go into his own shelter to think about the events on the island. All he has seen so far is that civilization has has broken down and no one seems interested in following the rules. Therefore, there must be something innate, within man, that is wrong. Man must have and "essential illness", just as Simon has an illness, which makes all evil come, not from a beast, but from the human heart. After all, Jack is constantly looking for opportunities to take power, Roger is becoming more evil, and the boys treatment of Piggy is becoming more disrespectful,and possibly violent. The young boys flaunt the rules and even Ralph is rude at times. There seems to be sometime wrong in the inherent wiring of mankind that makes him gravitate to evil. Posted by ms-mcgregor on Sep 23, 2008. |
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Simon believes the "essential illness" is the dark side of humanity. He knew that in each of us is both the good and evil that men do...it is up to us to decide which side we will follow. Will we give into temptation or will we resist it in the name of goodness and righteousness. Posted by amy-lepore on Sep 23, 2008. |
