In the novel ‘The Gathering’ by Isobelle Carmody, evil is used as the main concept. Evil can be utilised in many different ways. Evil can be wielded as the main link that associates threats; corruption; and the pathway to evil. All of them are just some of the different sectors that make up evil. Evil can be used to frighten innocents.
Or, are certain people born to do evil? Those are the questions I will answer in my opinion. Or at least try my best to do so. Are humans, by nature, evil? In my opinion some what they are.
To be clear I take evil to mean anything harmful, malicious, or immoral. Evil is essentially anything that causes human misery or suffering. Evil also has multiple elements. For example, the moral evil of murder is distinguished from the physical evil of a natural disaster. All types of evil have the potential to cause contradiction between reality and the established conception of a personal God.
- Literature Review (3,720) ‘To what extent was Hannah Arendt correct in saying that human beings are conditioned to be evil by authority?’ Exploring the dispute between dispositional evil and conditioned/situational evil Eichmann and the Banality of Evil Stephen Whitfield addresses Hannah Arendt’s thesis on evil. Whitfield argues that perpetrators of evil during the Holocaust did so through three factors; thoughtlessness, distance and the nature of bureaucracy. Whitfield notes that an aspect of bureaucracy causes the wrongdoers to become engrossed with the logistical side of genocide, presenting a barrier between action and consequence. Alluding to Arendt’s illustration of Eichmann, Whitfield reinforces the idea of Eichmann lacking the staple traits of evil such as hatred, aggressiveness and virulent anti-Semitism apparent in the higher echelons of Nazism. In other words, both authors emphasize Eichmann’s normality, epitomising a diligent, acquiescent worker who perhaps absolved his heinous crimes through a duty to the state, the conditioning factor here being compliance to those giving orders and fulfilling one’s task to the utmost of one’s ability.
While Hester’s “sins” are out in public where all could see, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth hide their debaucheries from public view. The persecution of Hester strengthens her faith and conviction in the difference between right and wrong. The solitary life Hester is forced to live results in a determined drive to raise Pearl to the best of her ability: “Lonely was Hester’s situation, without a friend on Earth who dared to show himself, she, however, incurred no risk of want” (75). Focused only on bettering her life for Pearl, the townspeople see and benefit from the very
By looking at the fact that Golding is trying to explain that all humans are evil can tie into the Chaos on the island. This can change some important aspects of the overarching theme of the novel. Golding could also be trying to explain that there is always good and evil in our world. He also explains that we are forced to act according to the society that we live in; and if we fall to only pleasure,
The narrator describes Claggart by stating, “his complexion…though it was not exactly displeasing, nevertheless seemed to hint something defective or abnormal in the constitution and blood” (qtd. in Smith). Smith helps explain that it’s not hard to tell that Claggart is evil because his appearance signals the other characters and reader about his evil nature. Typically, people relate outward appearance to inward characteristics, motives, and values, such as in Claggart’s case. Claggart’s evil-minded nature with “something defective or abnormal in the constitution and blood,” has always been present to destroy the plan of
The author and creator Michael Ancel has used the game to convey strong themes of good and evil in relative conjunction to wars and media slander that is present in society today. This factor in itself represents that the process of propaganda, the thought control of whom to fear and whom to support is itself an evil but the act of thwarting that evil and exposing the truth is good. Michael Ancel uses visual techniques to enhance the ideas of good and evil by creating an eerie atmosphere all throughout the game such as the Big Brother billboards that post a steady barrage of messages designed to keep the Hillyans in a state of perpetual fear. The uses of colour reflect greatly the aspects of good, seen in Jade’s green, light coloured clothing and in the anti-Alpha Sections areas of the city whereas the areas where the aliens have infiltrated as well as the Alpha Sections themselves, colours are dark and evil, conveying messages of fear and danger. The propaganda seen in Beyond Good and Evil exploits its audience’s darkest fears, rendering them useless in fighting against their prejudiced government.
Review Essay “What is Poverty” Jo Goodwin Parker’s article “What is Poverty?” summarizes her ideas of the true definition of poverty. The article is harsh and direct and makes the reader feel uncomfortable while reading it. Parker’s stern and caustic tone throughout the article shows her anger; she’s throwing her anger to the reader. Though her ethical and logical appeals are extremely weak, her emotional appeal is excessively strong. Parker directs this article at the reader and attacks the reader’s emotions through her harsh tone, graphic content, and lack of rhetorical appeal.
Humans function with the big red organ in their chest. Some people may use it and do great things, but others will do destructive deeds causing them to do evil like: killing, bombing, hurting innocent animals, and even simple acts like theft. In Mark Twain’s essay, “The Lowest Animal” he believes that humans are foolish. Humans are capable of being unselfish and kind, but they’re also capable of being foolish, like Twain states, and cruel. People like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King bring out humans best qualities, but others like Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin prove my point in saying humans are cruel and may do evil things.