Aphorism In Lord Of The Flies

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In Lord of the Flies, William Golding wanted to bring out the idea of human evil. Golding converted throughout the story that humans should have aphorism and government in order to keep a stable environment. Jack and Roger were the main characters that showed that we all have potential to be/turn evil. The boys would chant “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Bash him in!”(Golding 152). The boys changed the gender towards the end of the book because they were losing themselves. When they were screaming this chant they were killing Simon and mentally going crazy. Jack started to yell at the boys and stated “See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that!”(Golding 181). After they murdered Simon, Jack was clear on what he just had done, but all the

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