Childhood And Adolescence In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

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The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding portrays childhood and adolescence in a way that is not commonly seen as. Golding marks childhood with tribulation and terror and shows how children are not innocent and are the complete opposite. Golding believes that the human race is evil without the expectations of society and inner-evils come to the surface. In the novel a group of British boys are stranded on an island and the boys are set to fend for themselves. Their actions mirror those of adults even though there is a maturity and age difference. The kids set up rules for their small civilization as if there was a government in place. After a while of having to deal with the difficulties of being alone and having to hunt and start