Reading Lord of the Flies I could see the appeal of the readers following the Second World War In my first short answer essay I discussed nature versus nurture. Men and women that came home from the war may have come home physically but many did not come home mentally. This book could have helped open doors to the darker side of being faced with the brutality of the war. Individuals are taught how to act and behave, however, in wartimes there is no solid division between acting proper and acting out of survival. Some boys on the island acted out of survival, whereas some boys tried to retain proper etiquette. I believe Lord of the Flies tells us the society that made the book a best seller wanted something to rationalize the behaviors of some
