Dec 31, 2009

Lord of the Flies | Social Concerns/Themes

World War II convinced Golding that people have, in spite of certain admirable qualities, a powerful evil in their nature which civilization generally keeps in bounds, but which can be unleashed with great force to undermine their aspirations and negate their ideals. The war further persuaded Golding that evil appears insidiously and grows while humankind denies its very existence, until it mushrooms into an unmanageable force. The only way to avoid being overwhelmed by this evil is to acknowledge its existence and see man as he is, without either the veneer of civilization or idealized...