The Lord of the Flies Essay
The soul of a human contains many emotion, and it’s those emotions that reveals the light of one’s heart, but also the darkness within one’s self. In the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a group of English boys are stranded on an deserted island, and they need to survive until help has arrived to rescue them, however, they must also survive against the evil that is, within themselves. Throughout the entirety of the novel, Golding has tried to prove that evil is intrinsic to humans. As of such, Jack Merridew’s behaviour and bloodlust, alone could be enough proof of the evil that resides in a human. Another example would be Simon’s encounter with the Lord of the Flies, and his realization that the beast is the darkness corrupting the boys souls. The paint masks that the boys wear are also what released the darkness within the boys and let it control them. Therefore throughout the entirety of the novel, William Golding has shown multiple examples, to prove that evil is intrinsic to humans and how easily consume a person.
The awakening of Jack Merridew’s intrinsic evil, is the cause of his bloodlust and obsession to hunt. Jack’s lust for the hunt first started when he had failed to kill a pig during the island expedition, and after the pig ran away, out of anger, Jack stated fiercely that “next time there would
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The character Jack Merridew is a prefect example of what could result if the evil is released. Also the confrontation between Simon and the Lord of the Flies proves how menacing the evil that lies in a humans soul can be. However, the painted masks that are used, can be used to prove Golding’s point of the intrinsic evil of a human. Overall, has proved that without the humanity or the balance of one’s emotions, in can result in the catastrophic downfall of humans and all the is