How Does Golding Present Human Nature In Lord Of The Flies

There is a central ethnicity in humans; on the surface, they can seem composed and civilized, but underneath that, lies a dark and savage being who does not show himself normally. In the novel Lord of The Flies, William Golding has portrayed human nature as evil which is a correct assumption that captures when removed from society’s constraints, humankind tends to bring out savagery.

Golding represents the mortality of human nature through a group of boys that wind up stranded on an island. Eventually, the group of boys turn against each other in an attempt to survive. Given the circumstances, Golding illustrates the basics of human nature. Once people are stripped of civilization and society’s rules, their savage instincts start to kick

Animal farm explores the humanity of others and if stripped away from common sense and order, power corrupts. Napoleon is a great character that shows their development throughout the book as compared to Jack in Lord of the Flies. Napoleon gave the other animals an impression that he was a good leader of the rebellion on Animal Farm. “Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as ‘Napoleon.’ He was always referred to in formal style as ‘our Leader, Comrade Napoleon.” (Orwell 35) Napoleon abusing his power, has now given himself all kinds of names in order to boost his ego and make him sound good. Unfortunately though, behind Napoleons new names, he has manipulated the other animals into thinking that he is superior over them. Making them believe that what Napoleon is demanding is what’s best for Animal Farm. Towards the end of the book of Animal Farm, a character named Boxer became very ill. Napoleon being the leader, he had to take responsibility of Boxers sickness and handle it. Once the time came for Boxer, the pigs announce that they will arrange to help Boxer to recuperate and gain his health back, but when a carrier arrives and Benjamin the donkey realizes that Boxer is no longer in his stall, Benjamin reads the writing on the van’s side doors and announces that Boxer is being sent to ”Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.” When chaos broke out among the animals after finding out Boxer is being sent to a slaughterhouse, Napoleon had convinced them that the van had previously been the property of the knacker, and had been bought by the veterinary surgeon, who had not yet painted the old name out bringing the animals to a relief. “Surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that?” (Orwell 48) Gaslighting the animals, Napoleon shows no remorse towards what he has done to