This universal theme, the struggle between good and evil, manifests itself in most works throughout the ages. ... In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding addresses the same universal theme of good versus evil. In this novel, he tells the tale of a group of schoolboys whose plane crashed down onto a deserted island. ... The Littleuns, lured by the beauty of the jungle, traipse away to play, while Jack Merridew's choirboys abandon their fire and take to the hunting trails. ... Therefore, the "deconstruction of absolutes," and the "the breaking down of moral and philosophical constrain...

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