Ahhh...Phenomenal book!!!
I'm not sure that this shows that we don't have morality however. If you look closely there are many kids that prefered the original leader(can't remember the name) and deliberately pretended that they didn't see him during the final scenes when they were trying to kill him.
It also does not show what would happen, if they did kill the original leader, would the other kids have eventually revolted against him? and if so, why would they have?
It does show however, that what is perhaps our natural morality(based more on biology than learning) can be overwritten by a survival instinct or fear.
I loved the book. A civilized society only exists for one generation. The next, has to "learn" their ethical and moral values all over again. Without it, all we have is natural morality which is not enough to keep us in line, when we are scared.
Do you think this book showed morality as only be subjective or not really existing at all? |