Free will in "Lord of the Flies", by William Golding, and in "The Chocolate War", by Robert Cormier.

According to Webster's dictionary, free will is defined as, "the power of making free choices" (Webster 454). Humans, unlike any other creatures, have free will, or have the ability to make their own decisions. Inherent in the ability to choose, is the potential to make choices that perfect or even destroy the world. With good use of free will, the world can be beautiful and pleasing; however, with misuse of free will, evil takes root and …

…have good consequences, such as pride or strength from doing the right thing just like Jerry. Ultimately, due to one's character, they are led to correctly or wrongly use free will; there is a direct correlation to making good choices and from that having a positive outcome. On the other hand, misusing free will results in having bad consequences. Therefore, we should use good judgment and make right choices that will benefit with good consequences.