Lord Of The Flies: Man Is Savage At Heart
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A running theme in Lord of the Flies is that man is savage at heart, always
ultimately reverting back to an evil and primitive nature. The cycle of man's
rise to power, or righteousness, and his inevitable fall from grace is an
important point that book proves again and again, often comparing man ....
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.... confusion finally leads to a manhunt [for
Ralph], the reader realizes that despite the strong sense of British character
and civility that has been instilled in the youth throughout their lives, the
boys have backpedaled and shown the underlying savage side existent in all
humans. "Golding senses that institutions and order imposed from without are
temporary, but man's irrationality and urge for destruction are enduring" (Riley
1: 119). The novel shows the reader how easy it is to revert ba ....
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