- How does Golding’s view of human nature jive with that of Hobbes? Explain the similarities and differences. Give examples from the book to support your answer.
Similarities : They both believe that people have evil in them.
Differences : Hobbes believed that evil is dependent of whatever the person loves/hates. Golding believed that evil is present in everyone of human kind.2. Describe the Social Contract
The Social Contract is the condition in which people give up some individual liberty in exchange for some common security. It’s also an agreement where individuals manually transfer their natural right.3. Was there a social contract made on the island? Describe it? How is it working so far?
4. What is the body politic?
5. How does the author of this page try to prove that people are naturally compassionate?
6. Which character in the LOTF shows behaviors like the one described in the article. What happens to him? How does this fit into Golding’s world view?
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