evil in the boys

Golding Puts Forth the Idea That Man is Inherently Evil Essay written by: lilly_flower14 The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding used a group of British boys beached on a deserted island to illustrate the malicious nature in mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with the changes the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the secluded freedom from their society. William Golding’s basic philosophy that society was inherently evil could …

…the way Ralph was fervently hunted were all examples of William Golding’s philosophy, that society was inherently evil. A well thought novel that depicted the evils of human nature. Lord of the Flies showed that the evil residing within everyone could be unleashed. It proved the dark side of human nature could be as vicious and as terrifying as the unknown it itself, and even the most innocent of us are vulnerable to it.