William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies does not simply describe the life of a group of children stranded on an island, but rather it is a representation of the qualities of human nature. As the novel progresses, the children grow deeper into savagery, performing actions that would be often criticised in society. The absence of law and order devolves even those that attempt to recreate it, like Ralph and Piggy. In this novel, Golding uses children to answer the question whether or not humans are born inanimately good or truly evil. Golding answers this question by symbolising the main characters and their descent into savagery. He uses Ralph and Piggy to describe the well-educated that attempt to grasp civilisation, but ultimately fail to deliver. His symbol of Roger as an ordinary person that breaks loose of the chains of society once disconnected from it. Finally, the nature of Jack is a depiction of the power hungry that will do anything to lead.
Firstly, Golding uses Ralph and Piggy to portray that human nature is hidden by society to continue civilisation. At first, the two boys tried to bind society with the
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He also asserts that humans are born in a state of evil, and that we are taught to hide these characteristics to become a part of civilisation. Capitalising on a story of children alone on an island, Golding answers the debate of whether we are genuinely good or evil. He describes the three stages of society that will ultimately devolve. Ralph and Piggy portray the attempt to save the society, but fail. Roger is representant of the citizen that is reluctant to disobey order, but without the grasp of society, he aims to kill . Jack is the symbol of the person that with or without society, willing to “break the rules” and to rule by fear. It is safe to say that Golding successfully proves using Lord of the Flies that humans are in the essence