Many of our choices are between good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. The choices we make, determine our happiness or our unhappiness, because we should live with the consequences of our choices. In the novel, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, the author portrays the choices that the 12-year-old boys make on the island. Golding expresses how he thinks everyone has the potential of being evil, but it is the situation that can cause them to act on it. He uses literary devices like characterization, irony, and diction to convey his opinion. Characterization is a literary device the author uses to portray his opinion on how he thinks everybody is born with evil traits. Golding uses indirect characterization to
