Lord of the Flies, by William Golding is a novel that displays the continuous battle between civilization and savagery. Throughout the novel, Golding concentrates on three main motifs, human nature, evil and human civilization. In the novel, once the boys are isolated from civilization, they try to maintain society, and their attempts to recreate civilization quickly shattered. The author, Golding conveys his thoughts to us by making the main characters be young boys stranded on an island. Conversely, their modesty and civility isn’t long-lasting, and the boys turn into unmannered savages. At the beginning of the novel, the conch symbolizes leadership, order and authority. When the conch breaks, it did not hold any power and the destruction
