"Heroic And Sick" - What Does It Mean?
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"...heroic and sick."
William Golding, in his book Lord of The Flies, views mankind as being, "at once heroic and sick." He suggests that mankind is indeed a barbaric savage race that masks itself through cooperation, balance and organization in society. I agree with Golding's statement that man is, "heroic," however, savagery lies within each one, "sick."
William Golding was born in England in 1911. His lifetime took him through two world wars, the second of which he was an active participant. He saw powerful dictators rise and fall, innocent victims of war casualties, and the massive slaughter of the holocaust, caused by the evil of one dictator's, "beast." To support his truth about man being, "...once heroic and sick(113)," Golding uses imagery in the setting, character, and the events.
Golding's novel is set on a beautiful...