The true Nature of Humans

In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee has an optimistic perspective of human nature, whereas William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, demonstrates a pessimistic view on human nature. Lord of the Flies is about a plane full of British boys that crashes on an island. The children’s attempt at forming a society fails, and eventually they become savages. William Golding believes that the boys turned evil in the absence of society because there was evil residing inside of them. To Kill a Mockingbird is about a young tomboy, named Scout, growing up in Maycomb County, Alabama, in the 1930’s. Her town is extremely racist and lives under a strict Southern code of conduct. All the citizens act poorly and are racist and partial because they have been surrounded by this horrendous society all their lives. Harper Lee believes people are born pure and good and are corrupted by society. Rough
William Golding argues his position on human nature through characters and events in ...