Analysis of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

In today's society, children are taught the difference between right and wrong through the consequences applied to their actions, not by the way their actions affect others around them. Although I am speaking specifically of society today, my theory has been proven again and again through the course of history. In our era, the preferred method of teaching a child is, "Timmy, if you hit your brother, you'll get a time out." When, if society …

…boys are free to express their feelings and imaginations whichever way they see fit. It is proven that children aged about two years to five years, think in extremes. They can love you more than anything, or dream about brutally murdering you. There are actual recordings of incidents where toddlers actually attempt to kill one of their parents. So, the question is, what keeps them from doing it? I believe Golding wrote a 200-paged answer.