These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. ... As the other boys begin to fall into their deep-rooted savage behaviour, Simon is the only boy who does not give in and shows that his morals are not just a conditioning from civilization. ... William Golding uses religious allegory to unveil the truth about evil within all humans and bases the idea off of the struggle between Christ and the Devil, otherwise understood as good and evil. ... In addition to the boy's illustration of true human nature, Jack and his tribe fully give ...

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