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Are humans civilized, or are we just savages waiting to come out? William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies tackles that question.
Transcript
- 00:07
Lord Of The Flies, a la Shmoop. Watch for falling rocks.
- 00:13
Gather your comrades round, for the devil is inside each and every one of us.
- 00:19
Or is it? Just as the boys struggled to find out whether
- 00:23
they were 'civilized' or 'savage'...
- 00:25
...do we still struggle with the same question? We can be 'savages.' That's for sure.
Full Transcript
- 00:37
We can still exhibit the same Jack-like bloodlust and betrayal.
- 00:43
Just like in the book, when the 'savages' betray one another and kill for the first
- 00:47
time. Isn't it human nature?
- 00:52
Aren't we just being competitive? It's a jungle out there...be it real or the
- 01:01
working world. It's survival of the fittest.
- 01:08
On the other hand, we can be 'civilized', too. Right?
- 01:14
Just like Ralph's side, we debate... ...we discuss...
- 01:18
...and we can usually get along without killing each other.
- 01:21
Unless it's over the remote control. So are we 'savages' or are we 'civilized'?
- 01:31
Maybe a little of both. We learn that leaning too far toward either
- 01:37
extreme... ...can be polarizing and divisive.
- 01:43
There's often a choice to be made. Sometimes it's not as black and white as it
- 01:48
seems. The savage side resides in all of us.
- 01:55
But, then again, so does the civilized side. We still need to make the decision though:
- 02:05
Which side wins out... ...and when?
- 02:17
Shmoop Amongst Yourselves.
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