Macbeth and Lord of the Flies

The authors of Macbeth and Lord of the Flies attempt to exhibit the notion that human beings are capable of acting evil as a result of pride in their hearts. Jack’s pride and lust for blood turns him into an undomesticated human that later destroys civilization on the island. Macbeth’s untamed craving for power also results in his downfall, and to his self annihilation. Pride and ambition monopolizes both Jack and Macbeth’s lives and consequently urges them to do catastrophic acts. Both Macbeth and Jack’s pride, ambition, fear, and jealousy are factors which contribute to their affliction, and to the impairment of others.

In Lord of the Flies, Jack’s pride and desire for being chief turns him into a savage who soon destroys peace on the island and proves that all humans are capable of acting like wild beasts. In the basis of the book, Jack is the leader of the choir and is already filled with pride and ambition to become chief on the island. It is when he is not elected as...