Lord Of The Flies Good Vs Evil Essay

The novel is thus an allegory or a fable intended to convey Golding’s view that evil is a powerful instinct in human beings and needs only a favourable environment to grow and flourish and to attain formidable proportions. In the novel, evil seems to have triumphed over good, but Golding has himself expressed the view that the novel does not depict the triumph of evil over good, but good rescued from the clutches of evil. The rescue comes, of course, in the shape of naval officer at the end.
The title Lord of the Flies clearly shows that the novel was intended to have an allegorical purpose. The Lord of the Flies is Beelzebub, mentioned in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Beelzebub is the prince of demons. Milton used this name for one of his falling angels. For a novel to have this title evidently shows that the theme of the story would be evil, or a clash …show more content…
Piggy supports Ralph in all his decisions and Piggy is a champion also of the values of civilization. Piggy insists also on the need of maintain a fire on the island in order to attract the attention of the sailors of a passing ship. Piggy is always making sensible suggestions. It is true that he is timid by nature, but there is no doubt at all that he is kind-hearted and gentle. The murder of Piggy like the previous murder of Simon is an example of the triumph of evil over good.
Ralph is an upholder of democracy, but democracy must be regulated by discipline; so Ralph declares that they must obey the rule about the conch and that anyone who wishes to address the assembly must hold the conch in his hands. Ralph also has the right priorities on which he insists. His main aim is to be rescued, and, to that end, he wants the fire on the mountain-top to be kept burning all the time so that smoke from it may keep rising. He also insists upon huts being built to provide shelter to the boys against rain. Ralph also protects Piggy when Piggy is roughly handled by