"We all have our demons" is a common saying, but what does this phrase particularly mean. To many, it may mean struggles or the facing of adversity, such as drugs or alcohol abuse, severe-depression and anxiety, or the type of horrific childhood trauma, that would cripple even the strongest throughout adulthood. To the superstitious, demons could be the mythological spirit known for its inherent wickedness, however, in this case, the latter definition would not hold true. With the former in mind, William Golding's The Lord of The Flies, deals with the natural evil that is within all humanity. The main antagonists, Jack and Roger, reveal to the reader and to the other characters that society has made them civil, rather than the idea of existing
