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When you help an old lady cross the street, it’s not because you feel bad for her, it’s because you’re selfish. You want to feel good about yourself, therefore you help her. Not only does that look good, but you also did a good deed. The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, is a story of a clan of young boys sharing the same interests and objective of getting of the island but, because of selfishness, the array of children were forced to secede. I believe selfishness is our human nature and selfishness is the basis of this story. Although many of us might apply selfishness a greater amount of the time than others, it’s still being selfish. It is obvious to women that men are a tad more selfish than the average. If we clean the house, it’s usually in hope that we can finally get a res