Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of the most complex books in English literature. It describes the adventures of a group of young boys who are stranded on an island. Golding, during his life, had many experiences, a great number of which, like his war service, were rather frightening. These experiences may well have influenced his views on humanity and therefore affected the way he presented the events and characters in Lord …showed first 75 words of 868 total…

…showed last 75 words of 868 total…incident that Roger gets his dire reputation. Lord of the Flies is an out of the ordinary book to study because of the many issues associated with human behaviour. Being essentially more evil than good is one part of human nature in which Golding is trying to convey to us. Using many points, such as the lack of equipment and supervision, we are able to clearly understand why humans are fundamentally more wicked than decent.