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The Demonstration Of Human Desire In The Lord Of The Flies

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The Demonstration of Human Desire The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is an allegory that explores the instinctual evil humans possess and how this evil manifests into our societies. The book demonstrates this through young boys who are stranded on an island due to a plane crash. Despite their best efforts, the lack of adult guidance inhibits the boys from maintaining an orderly society. The boys turn to their survival instincts, many of which are evil. The lack of order exposes the internal savagery within the boys, resulting in an understanding of the flaws within all humanity. The Lord of the Flies uses the innocence of young boys to show the societal impact of human errors through their lack of adult supervision, the desire to inflict violence, and the need for authority over others. The boys show their first sign of their rebellious instinct shortly after the plane crash. After the boys find one another and gain information about the crash, a realization hits that they are now on their own. When asked by Piggy if there are any adults, Ralph replies “I don’t think so. [...] No grownups!” (8) Ralph states this with excitement, as he now realizes the freedom the boys have. This portrays the internal desire to rebel against authority. The boys associate adults with the rules they had back home. The rules they have at home prevent the boys from doing anything they desire. Now the boys lack any form of adult supervision which allows them to act according to

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