Human’s may think that they have the freedom to do whatever they wish and determine their own life, but in reality, society is controlled and micro-managed to follow laws and behave in a certain manner in order to avoid disturbances within communities. When total free will is given, humans start to display their wicked inner state of minds. This is clearly shown within the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding through the use of various characters like Ralph and Jack. The boys in the novel are initially innocent and pure, but since they are alone on the island for a long period of time without adult supervision and higher authority, they gradually lose their morals and begin to do what is necessary to survive. Through the events that occur in the novel, it is evident that the children lose their purity, further leading them to become savages that commit horrific crimes.
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For instance, during the pig chant around the fire that Jack had riled up, an unsuspecting Simon had come in to explain what the true beast really was, but was mistaken as the beast himself and was brutally murdered in the process. As a result of this, Ralph and Piggy questioned their own humanity and tried to deny it from ever happening by saying, “You were outside. Outside the circle. You never really came in. Didn’t you see what we - what they did?... Not all that well. I only got one eye now… It was an accident{,}”(173). During the event, a spark of evil ignited within Ralph as he chanted mindlessly and murdered Simon cold heartedly, but refuses to admit he had experienced those feelings. Another instance is when Ralph, Piggy, and samneric approached the rest of the boys at Castle Rock over a dispute about Piggy’s specs when Roger abruptly dropped a boulder on Piggy, killing him. This further implies that Roger is progressing quickly down the path of