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Primate Behavior In Lord Of The Flies

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Humans for decades have developed the ability to control their own basic humans instincts with the purpose of creating a society in which humans can participate and cooperate together. Civilizations have disguised people's instincts in order to progress and prosper as a civilized community; rights and laws were invented to supervise people's actions and to maintain harmony. Although humans behave as if they are civilized, can people hide their own primate behavior while being isolated from the rest of society? In the novel “Lord of the Flies”, through allegory the writer William Golding reveals that human behavior can be deteriorated by the experience that one can encounter; Goldings hardships during the war demonstrate how people's mental
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