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Critical Analysis:
"The Lord of the Flies," by William Golding is a tale of a group of British boys that were left stranded on an island after a plane crash on their way home. Throughout the novel, many themes are present; most of which is the inherent evil of man when civility seems to disappear. Symbolism is also one of the main themes expressed in the novel, for example, the head of the sow, and the conch. Golding uses symbolism to illustrate the power struggle that is clearly seen between Ralph and Jack, as well as other events on the island.
In "The Lord of The Flies", the theme of good and evil played an apparent role in the kids’ life on the island. Skylar Burris said that, "Golding himself has said the cause is nothing more than the inherent evil of man; no matter how well-intentioned he is, and no matter how reasonable a government he erects, man will never be able to permanently contain the beast within." From the time that the boys land on the island, the struggle of who was going to be chief began; thus, the first signs of the boys' inherent evil. After a unanimous vote, Ralph is elected Chief, and Jack is envious of his position. Throughout the novel, Jack fights for the role as chief by convincing the rest of the boys to join his tribe rather than to stay with Ralph. While Jack and Ralph are exploring the island, they encounter a piglet, which Jack supposedly attempts to kill. So Jack does not ruin in reputation, he corrects the situation by saying, "I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him," and later gaining the courage to kill the baby pig. This event shows that, along with evil, man can also be capable of being good and kind, and has the choice and free will to choose which one he will become. Another example of the boy's inherent evil is the brutal murder of the sow. Without even thinking of the sow's newborns, Jack commands his tribe to attack it. The boys hurled themselves at...
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