Everyone Can Be Evil Have you ever been so mad you could kill someone? Themes relate to human nature, not only in the book but throughout the world. Throughout the story there are many underlying themes and messages that are hidden under the main story line. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. The author reveals the theme of how everyone has evil in them through the actions of his characters Jack, Ralph, and Roger. This book shows the savagery and evil that is in everybody, from characters in the book, and even people in today's society. Jack shows his savagery side and becomes obsessed with killing early on in the book,” “I went on. I thought, by myself—"The madness came into his eyes again. "I thought I might kill.””(Golding,51). This quote from the text shows the inner evil within everyone, by showing how Jack is when there is nothing controlling him and holding him back, it’s showing what he can become. This leads to jack becoming his true self, which isn’t for the best on the island. He becomes this fierce, savage, using others fear to make them join his tribe.
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There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. “(Golding, 153). This shows how with no control in society and no order, it can lead even the most civilized children to complete savagery and primitive nature. These young kids came from being young catholic boys to losing their complete control of themselves and becoming these bloodthirsty
There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. “(Golding, 153). This shows how with no control in society and no order, it can lead even the most civilized children to complete savagery and primitive nature. These young kids came from being young catholic boys to losing their complete control of themselves and becoming these bloodthirsty