I found it interesting that the Stanford Prison Experiment took place in 1971, which was 17 years after William Golding’s Lord of the Flies was published. In some ways, the Stanford Prison Experiment was a real-life test of the theories about human behavior that Golding expressed in Lord of the Flies. There are some key differences. For example, the boys chose leaders among themselves, whereas the Stanford Prison Experiment assigned prisoners and guards. The boys also were given no structure, but the Stanford Prison Experiment had some structure to it.<\/p>\n
But even in their differences, Lord of the Flies and the Stanford Prison Experiment both showed the willingness of people to be cruel to each other, when given power. The progression of the guards and the boys with power in Lord of the Flies was similar, as initially they were uncomfortable with oppressing others, but quickly became accustomed to it once they realized no one would stop them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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