As quoted from Abraham Lincoln, “Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature cannot be changed.” The novel, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, tells about a group of English boys who land on an inhabited island after a plane crash. After realizing there are no adults around, the boys attempt to create their own society while waiting for rescue. Although the boys are rescued in the end, their lives were destroyed throughout the course of the book. This novel clearly shows that children, or the human race in general, are evil and savage like animals, by nature. Golding develops the theme that humans are inherently evil by using the motif of savagery and the symbols of the Lord of the Flies himself and the Beast.
Savagery
Savagery