evil in the boys

The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding used a group of British boys beached on a deserted island to illustrate the malicious nature in mankind. Lord of the Flies dealt with the changes the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the secluded freedom from their society. William Golding’s basic philosophy that society was inherently evil could be espied in such instances as the death of Simon, the beast within the boys, and the way Ralph was fervently hunted.

Through the story Simon acted as the Christ Figure. The death of Simon symbolized the loss of religious reasoning. As the boys killed Simon they had let out their savage urges and acted in a cannibalistic manor. Even after the death of Simon Jack and his tribe did not feel any penitence to what they had done, killing to them had become second nature.The circle became a horseshoe. A thing was crawling out of the forest. It came darkly, uncertainly. The shrill screaming that rose before the beast was like a pain. The beast stumbled into the horseshoe.“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” (Golding 141).In this quote a figure had crawled out of the forest and the ring had opene

. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
William Golding, Simon Jack, Lord Flies, William Goldings, Christ Figure, William Goldongs, Golding British, lord flies, Evil Essay, beast boys, inherently evil, jack tribe, death simon, philosophy society inherently, jack tribe feel, challenging hunt, philosophy society, jack boys, society inherently evil, ralph fervently, boys ralph, ralph fervently hunted, boys ralph fervently,
Approximate Word count = 1050
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)