Essays on Lord of The Flies

Given what opportunities, or in what situations, would a person act selfishly or brutally? William Golding addresses this question in his book, Lord of the Flies. In this book, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys from England. At first,...

Every individual in society has gone through the experience of fear. There is fear in every situation, and it is an utterly unavoidable emotion. This emotion can cause us to make poor decisions, and change ourselves in a way that is dehumanizing in a society....

William Golding’s novel, “Lord of the Flies,” conveys the essence of human nature through an allegory of a group of boys stranded on an island. Eventually, this group of boys turn against each other in an attempt to survive. Given the circumstances, Golding illustrates the...

Thomas Hobbes, in his book describing the structure of government and society Leviathan, depicts the human experience to be “A condition of war of everyone against everyone.” Left cynical about man’s goodness due to his experience in World War II, Golding’s Lord of The Flies,...