I recall reading William Golding's Lord of the Flies in high school, and its attendant discussion of the inherency of human violence, the Hobbesian "state of nature," and arguments of nature vs. nurture.
+Kay Hill's summary, after having read it: "Boys are stupid."
Which she then decided to translate into a haiku:
Many stupid boys
Violence consumes the island
Fly Lord is creepy
This has been the "Kay's Notes" edition of Lord of the Flies
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I think Kay’s analysis is spot on and had the same opinion when I first read part of that book — I never did finish it. (Should add, it wasn’t required reading; I did it voluntarily.)