But what the statement is hiding from our peers is that without laws, rules, and order, our world would revert to a more primitive part of his nature. ... We shall have to look after ourselves. "1 The Innocence and the Loss of It is the existence of civilization that allows man to remain in captivity with his innocence or ignorance about his true nature. ... Jack sneered at him. ... As the story unravels the reader realizes that put in a position to capture a beast you are struck with a certain flash of light that gives you these negative effects on the nature of evil. ... The novel was a sto...

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However, Jack uses Piggy's specs to "smoke [Ralph] out and set the island on fire"(217). ... The specs symbolise the greedy nature of mankind. ... Jack's tribe wants fire to cook, Ralph's tribe want the specs to keep the signal fire going. ... His lack of morals lets his greedy nature take him over, and his followers as well. ... This demonstrates the evil within the boys themselves. ...

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