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The professor had nothing to say. (1).
What is evil? Is it the lack of good? The Oxford Dictionary of Current.
English .
defines evil as an adjective, "morally bad, wicked; harmful, tending to.
harm; disagreeable." Or as a verb, "evil thing; wickedness." (2).
Society believes in the same definition as the one above. But.
what is good? From when a child is young, they learn what is right and.
wrong. Their parents, teachers and other members of society help to.
teach them that members must follow a code. This code is a mixture of.
legal procedures, religious beliefs and moral actions to teach society.
how to live in a safe and positive environment. With laws to oblige,.
bibles or commandments to follow, and an unspoken way for one to conduct.
themselves, society issues this code of conduct on behalf of all.
citizens in order to keep the peace and remain safe. While the majority.
of members in society oblige this code, there are the few who choose not.
to follow suit. Alex, the primary character in A Clockwork Orange,.
chooses to rebel against society's beliefs in this code. He believes.
this code is not beneficiary to him and decides to belong to the other.
side, or the evil side.
He states, ". I thought to myself, Hell and blast you all, if all you.
bastards are on the side of the Good then I'm glad I belong to the other.
shop." (p.53) .
Are society's views about what's good and evil somewhat distorted? What.
was once good may no longer be considered good, but evil. Certain.
members of society were once praised for the good they did to help keep.
peace and maintain positive control. For example, parents and other.
guardians were praised by society for being positive role models to.
their children. Police and government were once compared to knights and.
kings. And certain religions were said to be the purest good of all.
Currently these ideas are under speculation by many members of society.
and no longer could be considered black or white ideas.
