Human Nature In Lord Of The Flies

What makes human nature destructive? War could make a huge difference in human nature, changing from being a civilized human into a savage. These changes can bring a catastrophic destructiveness in a society. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding uses themes of how easy human nature can change leading it to collapse and be very self-destructive to itself and others. Some of the aspects that were found in the novel are destruction, demoralization, and panic. These emotions play a huge role in the destruction of societies. William Golding in the novel represents character foil, conflict, and symbolism to reveal the theme that human nature can be inherently evil.

There are many different characters in the novel. Some were good, but some were evil. Simon was the one who shows the good side. He is decent and natural, and is the one who positively thinks most of the
Simon who was lost in the forest sees “ Lord of the Flies’ he runs back with fear towards the tribe finding the group dancing around the fire they had lit. When Simon gets closer to the boys, the boys mistaken him for a beast, and they violently stab him leaving all the fear that was a burden inside themselves. Jack stands there encouraging the boys on not to care whether it is Simon or a beast. The beast conversations were building up fear in everyone. Everyone felt some sense of relief that they have now captured the beast, and they have to get rid of the beast as quickly as possible. “Him Him!” they all shouted. “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!” (Pg. 168). Evilness was vital to Jack’s world, and he would not tolerate any do gooder. Simon represented good in a man. He indeed was a nice guy on the island. Shockingly, Jack felt that it was a need for him to eliminate Simon so that in the end, he could take over everyone, including the island without any interference from