The novel Lord of the Flies

Why is abomination attractive? cleric of the Flies by William Golding dramatized the primary unfairness that is in mans subconscious. Although normally, civilized human beings estimate evil undesirable and therefore to be avoided, the fact is, many be drawn into it. Evil holds some gracious of a seductive choice that less morally discerning people find hard to resist. setting evil intentions in contextIn this novel, Golding gave life to various characters that epitomize the two basic types of people in this world, the good and the bad. Ralph, Piggy, and Simon were the good ones, part Jack and Roger were the evil ones. Stranded in a deserted equatorial island, Ralph and Piggy wanted to establish rules, build shelters, secure clean water and food. But the tasks to achieve these were boring and most of the boys wanted just to fill and hunt. Jack who was the leader of the hunting party, would soon emerge as the to a greater extent attractive and powerful leader.Playing and hu nting argon non evil in themselves but in the novel, these were seeds of evil that would soon grow into worrisome 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 grateful experience (2) Evil is attractive because it satisfies blood craving, considering the belief that there is a murderous inclination in every man and (3) Evil is attractive because of the luck it provides to play God, 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 emit in various ways, in different people. The film by Adrian Lyne, treasonous that starred Diane Lane and Richard Gere is used here as one example. In this film, all the mentioned premises abo ve were portrayed. Like the English boys in the novel, Connie and Edward, the catch in the said film were decent, intelligent, and admirable. However, when thrown in a hypercritical situation that tested their character, the evil in them triumphed over the good. The basic conjecture of course is that man is dual, both good and evil. Always man struggles with this immanent conflict.Lust for flesh, blood and powerIn the novel, Jack raise the throat and the hot blood sprouted over his hands. The sow collapsed under them and they were heavy(a) and fulfilled upon her. (Golding)The imagery evoked by this description is sexual. A patriarchal bloodlust was satisfied.In the film, Un relianceful, Connie was drawn into an battle with Paul because of the sheer pleasure of the experience, contempt the fact that she had a good home and a fulfilling brotherhood. The film seemed to pop the question that her motivation was irrational. She had an affair because a strong wind was blowing. She slipped on the highroad and cut her knee. The irresistible buffer-to-be was passing by and offered help, invited her to his apartment to dressed her wound. by and by she called to thank 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 can have an affair and then forget about it and go on with her life. Unfortunately, she kept flood tide back to his flat and began to neglect her duties. When Edward, her husband found out, he in like manner pretended he was in control and attempted to confront Paul, the lover in a civilized way. However, when Edward saw their wedding anniversary chip in in the lovers bedroom, he lost control and brawl Pauls head, thus killing him. Connie and Edward eventually became partners in aversion as they worked to dispose Pauls corpse and lied to the police.Connie chose not to channel her passion into something creative. She yielde d to her sexual energy quite.. Her pride and confidence, her sense of menace 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 standd she can get away with infidelity, never thought she was putting 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 baulk seeing his wife. But in a sudden burst of loopy 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 desired to be satisfied.In the end, both wife and husband wanted to assume ultimate control over the evil they have done. Instead of seek to rectify their sins, regain their worth as human beings and pay for their cr ime, Connie and 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 toolMan, in his ridiculous naivete, continue to believe the devils lies about happiness, knowledge, and power.In the song, Hotel atomic number 20 by Eagles, a few lines mentioned the beast.And in the masters bedchamberThey 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 founder a sin that would overthrow him and those around 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 propag ate peace as footgear, faith as shield, 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.