Man is said to be born with a heart of darkness. Our inclination towards evil defines us as immoral people. The society that people surround themselves with gives them their own definition of civility, but when removed from their society and civilization, people often lose their civility and morality in order to manage a difficult task or cope in a certain situation.In Lord of the Flies, several little English boys are stranded on an island and must adapt to the situation in order to survive. They become more and more ignorant and savage as the book progresses to the point of killing. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Golding uses characters and symbols in order to portray man’s heard of darkness and natural inclination towards evil.
