We would like to believe that humans are inherently good at heart, but with all the tragic and horrible events happening in the world, this thought seems like a childish fantasy or dream . What if it's the opposite of what we'd like to believe, and that people are evil on the inside and that society is only structured to hold back evil? Without a society, Thomas Hobbes believed there would be “war… of every man against every man” and that life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” (Beck et al, 195). Lord of the Flies suggests that man is inherently evil, and this manifests itself when society collapses, much like the shell breaking on the island. In our society, we have elections to choose our leaders, and more often than not, they lead our countries. WELL. Signs of authority are displayed every day by our leaders; whether it's the way they dress, the way they give speeches, or the way they fight their wars. Our society has a system of checks and balances, according to Merriam Webster “so that no one party can become too powerful.” Companies like this thrive all over the world. Still...