EVIL
“Arbeit macht frei.”
Sign at entrance to Auschwitz
“Evils draw men together.”
Aristotle, Rhetoric
Do you need something to teach? Right now?
Ask your students the following question: Is human nature good or bad? Explain your reasoning.
See below for a list of short stories that explore the idea of evil.
Judgment Day
Course: The Risen
Word Count: 4,454 words
Reading Level: secondary
Genre: fiction
Summary: Sometimes Judgment Day doesn’t come in the form of a sentence handed down by a judge. The short story Judgment Day is about a young man standing before a judge in a courtroom. He is about to be sentenced for his crimes. He makes it abundantly clear to all present that he is guilty as charged.
And suffers a fate worse than prison.