LOTF Essay Human nature is essentially evil. People may seem civilized, but deep down everyone has the ability to be savage. For example, in Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Piggy are fairly civilized, but had the ability to participate in the murder of Simon without even thinking about what they were doing (Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. Paperback. Penguin Group. 1999). They boys were able to do this because they were scared and it was as if their instincts took over and they just attacked. Once Ralph and Piggy were put in the face of what they believed was danger, they were able to do the unthinkable. Even the kindest people are capable of killing. According to an article on the website Psychology Today, “People are evolutionarily and