Comparison of Lord Of The Flies by William Golding ,The...

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, quot;The Lotteryquot;, by Shirley Jackson, quot;The White Circlequot;, by John Bell Clayton and quot;The Vigilantequot; by John Steinbeck all share the theme of mans inherent evil. Lord of the Flies takes place on an island in the Pacific ocean during an atomic war, and there is no adult supervision. quot;The Lotteryquot; takes place in a small farming community in the present day. quot;The White Circlequot; is set in the turn of the century Virginia on a Large farm. quot;The Vigilantequot; takes place down south in a town with strong racist beliefs. Jack from Lord of the Flies is an insecure boy who leads a group of savages through injustice and violence. The Townspeople in quot;The†¦show more content†¦Cut his throat! Spill his bloodquot; P.138).In particular the evil of the character is also present in the towns people when they brutally stone Tess out of tradition. (quot; ‘It isn’t fair’ she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head.quot;P.301). To further illustrate the characters evil Tucker shows his transition into a dangerous killer after constant torment. (quot;I was lying there with a towering homicidal detestation, planning to kill Anvil.quot;P.34). Also when Mike lynches the black man he is now getting a positive feeling from his crime. (quot;Makes you feel kind of cut off and tired, but kind of satisfied tooquot;P.140). The inherent evil of man and society portrayed through the characters are present in these examples and shows how evil isn’t always visible. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The setting influences the inherent evil of man because it set the mood for the characters behaviors. The unsupervised island played a major role in the decay of civilization and the return to primitiveness. (quot;This is an island. At least I think its an island. Perhaps there aren’t any grownups anywhere.quot; P.7). For the Townspeople the time of year for the lottery is an uneasy time where a great deal of suspense builds up all around them. (quot;the feeling of liberty sat uneasily on most of them.quot;P.291). All tucker needed to end