This novel is considered an allegory (a symbolic story with a deeper meaning), where the author’s central claim is that men are savage at heart, and it’s only society that keeps us from killing each other. What do you think of this claim? Are people basically evil?
liyah
10/10/2023 10:25:56 am
I don't think people are basically evil I think people are basically good but some let their intrusive thoughts win and then people concider them evil (which in some cases they are). Society damages people but still trys to act like they are helping them. Without the laws that we have there would defently be more murders because people will have no conciquence for it.
elliott herr
10/12/2023 03:07:08 pm
since the fall, all of humanity is bad. from the moment your born, your bad. we all try to be good for a little bit but soon we all fail without god's help. but if you take the gospel into your heart, god will help you to better, you will still sin, but little by little god will change you.
sophia ivanoff
10/12/2023 04:05:54 pm
so, basically yes, all humans are bad. but not in the way like murder. maybe not even being mean. we all do something evil without knowing it too. so personally yes, man is basically evil.
Brian (Thms.) Fox
10/15/2023 11:23:09 am
i think that he is kind of right. there are people that have murderous intent, but society is preventing them from murdering anyone. I think that there are people that are completely evil and will always do the the wrong thing on purpose, but there are also people that always seek to do the right thing.
Olivia Tangeman
10/15/2023 03:51:27 pm
I think that everyone is evil. Not like murder and do evil things on purpose all the time evil. However, some people try to be good. Some people don't try and just give in to their evil nature. I think that without laws or society people would have a harder time trying to be good.
elise
10/15/2023 04:04:49 pm
I don't know if I believe humanity is fully good or bad. I feel we lean to the bad side, with all of the problems we cause, like extinction of other animals, and horrible wars against each other, but there are good people in this world. They are not perfect, as no one is, but they are good. These are the people who work to fix the word, and they are the reason humanity as a whole is not horrible. Comments are closed.
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