Part one of term paper
The ly good or evil is a debate which has raged since the beginning of time. Rousseau and William Golding do not shy away from taking a stance on the subject. But while Rousseau believes "nothing can be more gentle than man in his primitive state," Golding's believes quite the opposite. In his novel, The Lord of the Flies, Golding attempts ...

Part two of term paper
... primitive state Rousseau claims is so gentle. But for the boys, that primitive state is not gentle at all. When the primitive, unguarded aspect of man comes out, Golding says that this is what happens. "The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd urged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws." Go ...