Society’s perception of good and evil has evolved. In the 8th century, good people were viewed as courageous or showed huge amounts of bravery and strength you would have been a hero(good). People who were cowardice and weak were unworthy. As for the 1950s featuring “a good man is hard to find” O'Connor guides this tale by using morality, ethics, and even religion to determine who is considered “good or evil”. Modern society is viewed as cruel and untrustworthy and both could shape either good or evil people, that's why I am going to write about “The Killing Joke” a movie that is a great example of evolution of good and evil due to both the joker and batman having tragic events due to society, and they let it define their sanity(good or evil). As we get deeper into the essay, you will have a better understanding of the evolution of good and evil.
Throughout Beowulf, we see many examples of heroics and bravery. From the very beginning, they preserved England's heritage along with her first colonists ' ancestry. Beowulf takes place in Denmark and Sweden in the sixth century. The Geats (the Beowulf tribe) originated in the southern part of Sweden) and Hrothgar and his magnificent Heorot mead-hall were from the Danish island, Sjaelland. Beowulf is the simplest form of epic there is in several respects. It's about the conflict between a brave, strong, faithful warrior and the hell's demons and dragons. The forces of good fight back and forth against the forces of evil, realizing that they will be defeated one day, but at least they will die fighting. “Like a man outlawed
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for wickedness, he must await the mighty judgment of God in majesty.” (976-8) Grendel may be a demon monster, but in contrast to God's mighty power and justice, he is negligible. Beowulf may be a battle between good and evil, however, there is no real balance between the two sides. This event is not a dualistic battle between God and the Devil; it is God that triumphs over all the weak, minuscule monsters on earth. “Inside Heorot there was nothing but friendship. The Shielding nation was not yet familiar with feud and betrayal.” (1016-8) Most of the time, Beowulf's 'evil' comprises of otherworldly creatures intrinsically deranged— demons such as Grendel, sea monsters, and dragons. However, we sometimes get clues that another kind of evil might come from familial-tribal feuding. Perhaps, people can create their evil without any need for monsters to depict it for them. “Thus, Beowulf bore himself with valour; he was formidable in battle yet behaved with honour and took no advantage.” (2177-2179) We discover late in the epic that Beowulf is not only good at fighting – he is also spiritually good. He's not taking undue advantage of his rivals or peers. But that's almost an afterthought; for the storyteller, it's far less significant than his fighting prowess. Good and evil within Beowulf consist of a lot of demons being slain and a lot of religion but we also see glimpses of manmade evil which makes evil not so black and white in Beowulf.
Furthermore, Good vs. Evil in 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' Flannery O'Connor gives her audience a detailed look at their existence in 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find.' The tale was about a family of five, husband, wife, grandma, and two children, heading from Georgia to Florida on a holiday. On the road to a typical vacation, the family takes a side trip that will permanently destroy their lives. 'A Good Man is Hard to find' is a conflict between a granny with a somewhat superficial sense of morality and a convict that represents pure evil. The grandmother seems to regard kindness mostly as a result of being nice, having good morals, or being from the 'right people' or family. What a difference, though, when the grandmother meets The Misfit, who seems concisely malicious, with little or no sense of guilt, and a deep desire to do something brutal and harmful for their own sake. By comparison, knowing The Misfit's motives and what 'goodness' entails is one of the story's key mysteries.
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