Noel Tapia Mrs walton 10th Honors lit Final copy The novel Lord of The Flies is written by William Golding. Lord of The Flies is written in a third person limited objective. Lord of the flies is a novel that tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves alone on a deserted island. They develop rules and a system of organization, but without any adults to serve as a civilizing impulse, the children eventually become violent and brutal. Golding develops the theme that all men have the ability to commit evil, through the introduction, development, and resolution of the story’s central conflict. Golding's theme that all men have the ability to commit evil, is introduced in the beginning of the story. The central conflict …show more content…
The first event that happens is Jack relishes what he feels after a particularly satisfying hunt. Here, Golding makes a connection between Jack’s thrill of the hunt and his desire to commit violence. Even at the first assembly, Jack is obsessed with the idea of hunting, betrays his desire to take life. “His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink.” This quote relates to the theme because he has been obsessed with hunting and blood to the point where he is becoming a savage. Another event is where “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew, didn't you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why are things what they are?”. The Lord of the Flies says this to Simon when he is isolated, in the woods. The Lord of the Flies confirms Simon’s theory about the beast, explaining that the darkness that is within human beings can’t be killed. Here, Golding uses dialogue to point to his larger allegory, to answer “why things are what they are.” Lastly “Maybe there is a beast… Maybe it’s only us.” While the other boys are afraid of a sea monster or some winged creature, Simon meditates on the metaphysical nature of the beast, wondering if they should fear their own natures instead of some outside force. Simon predicts that there is a darkness lurking in the hearts of the boys on the island, and rejects the notion of a