Simon is by far the kindest and most moral character in the book, to the point where his goodness is as obsolete as Jack's evilness. ... Although Simon is bewilderingly and naturally kind, the want of this trait and the overwhelming abundance of evil is demonstrated when he is diabolically murdered by the other boys. ... This is demonstrated when he is caught up in the thrill of the chase and his evil desires take him over and he participates in the hunt dance. ... By the end of the novel, Jack is lacking any moral at all and is almost completely taken over by evil. ... Regardles...

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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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Golding saw a lot in the war which he claims couldn't be accounted for except on the basis of original evil. ... (Spitz 25-27) Jack is the authoritarian man. ... Jack is distinguished by his ugliness and his red hair, a traditional demonic attribute. ... As Jack approaches with his choir from the darkness of the forest, he cannot see Ralph, whose back is to the sun. Jack is symbolically blinded by the sun. ...

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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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His nature is sinful and his state perilous-(Golding, "Fable-, The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1965, page 61). ... Joseph Conrad's experiences with the dark side of human nature also heavily influence his work. ... Apparently he had a negative experience as he characterizes nature as a force acting against Marlow. ... Golding uses the fall of the democratic society of the island to demonstrate his personal belief that Democracy has failed because it, too is at its heart, evil. ... The Conrad demonstrates the belief that darkness can be found, ...

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There are many ways to demonstrate that William Golding's theory is correct by looking to the novel the Lord of the Flies. ... When the time came, Ralph being the leader of the group assigned the Choir as the hunters, and Jack as well to supervise and lead them. ... "Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph. ... In conclusion to this very eventful adventure on this island, man is supposed to be influenced by his surroundings to become evil, but in this novel the Lord of the Flies William Golding demonstrates how fear of the unknown, loss of religion, and destruction of...

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