Evil In Lord Of The Flies Analysis

Most individuals grow up taught what is considered right from wrong. These are ideals that are instilled in people from a young age by the world's civilization, in hopes that when they in certain situations these individuals will make the correct decision. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the boys on the island are faced with many challenges, one of them being a battle of civilization and savagery. The problem of remembering what was taught to the boys while living amongst civilization is more pronounced in some characters than others. Golding’s novel proves to the reader that man is inherently evil. By Goulding presenting the idea of man’s innate evil, the reader can see the change of civil to savage in the characters Jack, Ralph, Piggy, and Roger.
All of the boys on the island came from a British private school, which is supposed to show the reader that they truly are the best of the best. Goulding using British school boys just highlights how great the characters fall from grace was. For example, at the opening of the book, Jack displays many
The reader does not learn much about Ralph throughout the book, but what they do know is that although it is quite evident from the beginning that he is evil, he does still have societal rules inside of him still. In chapter four Goulding describes Ralph’s encounter with the younger boys on the beach, “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry threw it to miss.[…] Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins”(62). This exact quotation indicates to the reader that although Roger feels the urge to throw rocks at the littluns, he still does not feel that it is right. This reference also makes it known that Roger still remembers the rules that were enforced on him before the island, and he is making an effort to follow these standards even though there is nobody on the island who