https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa en-us 2023-05-09 12:43:28 UTC 2025-11-15 04:22:14 UTC hello@padlet.com oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2583791181 Violence and vengeance are an inevitable force of frail humanity that orbits around hatred.

- Results in hatred vs. fueled by hatred -> both lead to destruction]]> 2023-05-09 13:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2583791181 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589780517 2023-05-14 00:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589780517 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589781250 - "...humans share a universal thirst for retaliation in the face of threat and in the wake of loss,"
-> This is demonstrated through Jack in Lord of the Flies, who feels threatened by Ralph's leadership. In order to prove his own leadership, Jack creates his own group fueled by savagery.]]> 2023-05-14 00:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589781250 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589782388 - " ... 'negative emotions are there ... positive emotions actually play a pretty big role in aggressive behavior as well.' "
-> Both positive emotions and negative emotions fuel violence and aggression. We see this within Jack in Lord of the Flies, using violence to gain himself a sense of control and manipulation. We also see this within Tybalt, using violence to gain himself a sense of pride for eliminating old enemies. 

-" ... 'aggression isn’t just about ‘I’m angry and I want to hit someone' ... it’s also about how it feels good sometimes to get revenge on someone who has wronged you or who you perceive as having wronged you.' ”
-> This can also be illuminated within Tybalt: his acts of violence can be justified by his desire for revenge against the Montagues.]]> 2023-05-14 00:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589782388 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589786015 Violence and vengeance is universally portrayed in literature as a symbol of social injustice, corruption, as well as physical and psychological hostilities. Violence and revenge is represented in a similar light in both Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare -- as an inevitable force of frail humanity that orbits around hatred. In Lord of the Flies, violence and vengeance is a result of hatred; meanwhile, Romeo and Juliet depict violence and vengeance being fueled by hatred. Despite both pieces of classic literature placing hatred in different contexts, they both ultimately result in a similar conclusion: destruction is eminent. ]]> 2023-05-14 00:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589786015 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589786442 Lord of the Flies by William Golding explores the destructive nature of violence, as well as it's inevitability, using a group of adolescent British boys trapped on an island with no parent supervision. Having to essentially create a democracy completely from scratch, they begin to lose their grasp on order and control and spiral into brutality's infectious nature. One significant event in Lord of the Flies that illuminate this point clearly is the killing of the sow. Despite Ralph's hardest efforts to effectively build the foundations of his so-called democracy, Jack's obsession with bloodlust and hunting has the upper hand. The boys discover a female pig and, blinded by savagery, brutally murder it. The group of young boys become so frantic that they start chanting "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill the blood" (Golding 138), all while dancing around the corpse of the animal. This quote shows that though Ralph's intentions were to create order, Jack's savagery eventually overtook his good intentions. This point in the novel marks the beginning of their downwards spiral towards violence.    ]]> 2023-05-14 00:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589786442 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589794748 Another incident in Lord of the Flies that showcases violence is the murder of Simon. Simon, one of the very few humans in touch with his humanity in the novel, dies a violent death due to being mistaken as a beast as he emerges from the forests after a gruesome storm. The other boys, consumed in their own fear and hysteria, attack Simon with sticks and rocks, ultimately causing his death. "At once, the crowd surged after [Simon], poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore (Golding 140)." This quote demonstrates the violent instincts the group of boys had developed, and how, though Simon was completely innocent, was still a victim of brutality. ]]> 2023-05-14 01:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589794748 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589797062 Another instance of violence's inevitability can be seen when people face fear or loss. In Lord of the Flies especially, Jack portrays this belief immediately after the character is introduced. Jack, who identifies himself as a leader, feels threatened by Ralph, who also identifies himself as a leader, and in an attempt to prove whose leadership is superior, Jack results to violence and savagery. An article titled "The Psychology of Revenge and Deterrence" expands on this idea. They state that "humans share a universal thirst for retaliation in the face of threat and in the wake of loss," which exactly correlates to Jack's stimuli of creating an opposing group to Ralph's. Another article, titled "The Psychology of Revenge: Why It's Secretly Rewarding", views revenge and violence in a similar light. The article talked about plagiarism of their own blog, and it narrates the idea of desire for revenge after feeling threatened, and using that as motivation to improve. In Lord of the Flies, Jack's response to being threatened of losing a leadership position is similar: it drives him to prove himself to be a stronger leader, except fueled by savagery and violence. ]]> 2023-05-14 01:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589797062 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589797102 Another apparent demonstration of violence's destiny can be seen through negative emotions. Violence is fueled by negative emotions, which are certain for human development; thus, negative emotions must result in some scale of predetermined violence.  Though this may be partly true, an article titled "What is the Psychology of Violence and Aggression?" finds through studies conducted on the psychology of violent behavior that though " 'negative emotions are there ... positive emotions actually play a pretty big role in aggressive behavior as well.' " The article continues to say that " 'aggression isn’t just about ‘I’m angry and I want to hit someone' ... it’s also about how it feels good sometimes to get revenge on someone who has wronged you or who you perceive as having wronged you.' ” Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare addresses this issue through the development of Tybalt and Romeo's relationship. Tybalt's resentment towards Romeo begins even before the night he snuck into Capulet's masquerade: it was initially fueled by negative connotations and generational hatred, however, it ultimately became fueled by the satisfaction and reward of eliminating his enemies. This shows that though Tybalt is very quick to anger, violence was predestined for him regardless. ]]> 2023-05-14 01:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589797102 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589802889 Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare illustrates the idea that violence is inevitable and centers around hatred. The two main character's generational hatred is pointed out in the very first scene. Both houses, Montague and Capulet, are seen fighting in the streets of Verona, which eventually needed to be broken up by the Prince. This hatred continues to stem through Tybalt, whom we see resenting the main male love interest, Romeo, the moment he interrupts Capulet's party. The grudge Tybalt holds for Romeo and the Montagues continue to surge, until eventually, leading to the death of not one but two Montagues as well as himself. “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee/ Have at thee, coward,” (Shakespeare, 1.1). This hatred, rooted from generations of grudges, ultimately ended up causing the tragic and violent death of three characters. This demonstrates the unavoidable tendencies of violence, circling around hatred.]]> 2023-05-14 01:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589802889 oonceboonce https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589804025 Both Lord of the Flies and Romeo and Juliet display similar views of violence and revenge: they illuminate the dark tendencies of violence, as well as it's preordained nature in humanity. The very different plots of both classic novels of literature extend this idea even further, illustrating how whether you're a group of adolescent British boys stranded on an island or a taboo pair of hopeless romantics in Elizabethan times, violence and revenge are an unavoidable part of human development. ]]> 2023-05-14 01:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/oonceboonce/1roxmz8zim239waa/wish/2589804025