Why Is Lord Of The Flies Bad

In the novel “Lord of the Flies” there are many example of how, ultimately, human beings are evil and under certain conditions will resort to violence. The goal is this book was to show that these boys struggled with power and who would lead and who would follow. As this conflict quickly arose, more problems started to occur and their pride and selfishness showed, as well as, their violent actions towards each other. I believe humans are bad because they murder and enslave. William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies shows that humans are bad because they murder one another. In the novel two important characters are viciously murdered. Simon, being one of them, was mistaken for a beast, a creature they all feared on the island, and the boys immediately attacked him and killed him. Although the boys, at that moment, were full of adrenaline, this spark of violence shows that they quickly resort to ferocity instead of thinking logically. The strength it took to kill Simon and not feel remorse is almost an unethical quality the boys displayed. This also displayed in their chant when they kill the pig, they yell, “Kill the beast. Cut his throat. Spill his blood.” (Page 152). The other boy that was murdered was Piggy. As Jack and his hunters were fending off

While on the island, the boys at first listen to Ralph because he was voted chief. As time went on, though Jack became a sort of dictator and wanted to form a tribe so that they could hunt. Jack coaxed all the “littleuns” to join his group and forced them to become his slaves. The littleuns did this out of fear for him. Whenever someone went against him, he used violence to get them to do what he wanted. For example, when Ralph went to Jack and his tribe to get Piggy’s glasses back, Jack commanded his savages to tie up Samneric. He said “Tie them up! Go on. Tie them.” (Page 179). They were too fearful to deny his request so they did as he