Legalism believed that human nature was evil and individuals were disciplined by laws, where rewards and punishments were enforced. ... Therefore, the Legalists, "recommended terrible punishments for those who refused to obey the power. " The most essential principle of legalism was that humans were naturally evil and inclined toward unlawful and self-centered behavior. ... As a solution to this problem, the Legalists believed that the only way of making humans behave morally was through habituation and harsh punishment. ... There was no total good and evil or negative and positive. ... The...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Overall the tale of the British schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a tropical island goes beyond what the reader may conceive and it is evidential that "Lord Of the Flies" is an allegorical novel. ... With the coming of the boys and their savage behaviour, it is evident that they are eventually responsible for the complete destruction of the island. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... In addition to the boy's il...

• Word Count: 3388
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate