What is an object that represents this theme?

-I need a visual representation of both evil primal instincts and goodness, civilization. I cant seem to think of anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!How about meat being eaten roughly, with hands, in the wild [with blood, bones, skin, etc. strewn around] as compared to a well-laid out table with cutlery, plates, etc.?



Garbage strewn around versus in a garbage bin?



Clothes - barely any or mere animal skin versus a well-suited, sewn fabric dress - this has 2 dimensions : the pelt indicates hunting down an animal [primitive hunter-gatherer lifestyle] & peeling off the skin while a cut & sewn fabric denotes an agricultural lifestyle [cotton, etc.] & processing of material, and being fully covered too.



For something a little abstract :

A huge tome/book that is open but kept face down, thus showing both front & back covers. One cover could be that of any religious text such as the Bible or Koran or Ramayana, etc. while the other cover could be that of Machiavelli , Paradise Lost, or anything related to Satan/devil/evil , or a raging inferno, ...



How about a heart(s) to symbolize good/evil, through it's size, color, clarity, etc. A good person's heart could be big, red, pulsating peacefully, [with a halo if you like] while the evil person's heart has shrunken, is darker & bluer in color, fibrous, ....



Dorian Gray's portrait from Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray".



Or Surrealistic :

The face of a person cut in 2 showing the inner "evil" self & the outer "good" mask/self. eg. this drawing of Marilyn Monroe, except that instead of a robot inside you can show something evil :

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Hope these help too :-)



Add : Evil - guns, any arms & ammunition, ... while Good - stethoscope, medical healing, red cross, ....Evil would be something like a person doing an evil thing like plotting to kill another person -- with a mischievous face looking at the other person. Good would be people giving, like a woman giving the man flowers.You can separate these illusions by creating a more colorful scene on the good side.
Try having an black bird and a white bird. The white one being more beautiful than the other.