Human nature will often try and portray itself to be good, but that's not always how it works out. The longer people are drawn away from society, the more they return to savagery. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, society is portrayed as naturally evil, which is a correct representation. Society's evil nature comes from violence and corruption. William Golding’s novel, provides a clear perception of human behavior as evil. This is proven many times throughout the book. The boys are fearing the wrong thing, “Maybe there is a beast... Maybe it’s only us” (Golding). The boys on the island fear something imaginary, but they should be afraid of each other instead. They are capable of evil things, and they are unaware of the harm they are …show more content…
This idea can be seen through Lord of the Flies and the Holocaust. The boys had “mistaken” Simon for the beast, “There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (Golding 139). The boys were continually hunting for the beast, but had no luck finding it. Once Simon came out of the woods, the boys wanted to believe it was the actual beast. Although they knew it was Simon, they wanted to kill the “beast” so badly that they just continued to destroy Simon. Jack began the attack on Simon and wouldn’t let it go. He continued to fiercely attack him. The boys act out of violence whenever they get the chance. Even after all the islanders talked about the murder of Simon, they just ignored the fact they killed a friend. This instance is just one example that proves that evil comes naturally to humans, and violence is a first instinct. In addition to fictional stories, a lot of violence is used in the real world. During the Holocaust, "The concentration camps increasingly became sites where the SS authorities could kill targeted groups of real or perceived enemies of Nazi Germany” (Concentration Camps, 1933-39). Jack can relate to Hitler and SS officers in the way that they all use power to harm others. Also, the way the pigs were killed by the boys, resembles a way of how Jews and other perceived enemies of Germany were killed by Hitler and his army. The Holocaust was one of the most violent and deadliest events in