Answers to LOTF Part 2

Answer to number 1 part 2 (the one about contrast)
When you think of murder and other gory things happening in the world, typically you think it is happening because of grown adults. You would probably never guess that young children could be evil enough to kill each other, but in Lord of the Flies, this is exactly what happens. Golding took the innocent image of young boys, and warped it. It made ourselves realize that the situation was so hard on the young boys, that it actually took away what made them children in the first place. I think Golding took what most people would think have nothing to do with each other, and put them together to make the story suspenseful. Not very many people would suspect that a story with young boys in it would also have blood and gore.

Answer to question 5 part 2 (the one about evil regardless of age)
I don't think that people are born evil. No one just has evil in them from the beginning. I believe that people are put in situations (mental situations included) that make them act evil. For example, in Lord of the Flies, the boys were without adult authority, and it made them snap. They had no idea how to fend for themselves or cope without their guardians. This made something inside the boys snap, and they didn't think about what they were doing when they acted violently towards each other. Another example is in reality. Sometimes when someone is bullied so harshly, they kill others to make their anger go away. I believe that if the situation takes a bad enough toll on someone, it doesn't matter what their age is, they are going to act evil.