Darkness And Evil In Lord Of The Flies

Since the creation of the world, humans have been falling into darkness and evil, as displayed in stories like Adam and Eve. All humans-beings have the potential to become evil, which usually comes from self-centered wants. When people go down the path of doing whatever it takes to get what they want, they end up hurting others along the way. Evil tempts everyone on a daily basis, but it is the choice whether to reject temptation or give in that exemplifies who someone is. When humans repel evil, the good shows through and their actions have a positive impact. Surrendering to evil is the easy way out, but will lead to darkness and destruction, and make it almost impossible to find a way back to the light.
Lord of the Flies depicts the idea
that choosing corrupt behavior, even one time, leads to a future of beastly actions. For example, the boys chose to go crazy, dance, and worship the pig’s head around the fire. Their choice lead to the death of Simon because the boys were already in a malicious state, from which they could not escape. Piggy just ignored the fact that what they did was wrong by saying, “It was just an accident,” but Ralph took the right approach by saying, “It was murder.” By acknowledging that his actions were heinous, Ralph was one step closer to eliminating the evil inside of him.
The beastie is a symbol of evil. The boys could have confronted their own evils and tried to get rid of the idea of the beastie, but instead they were tempted by its presence and lived in fear. Simon was the only one to renounce wicked temptations because he knew the truth about the beastie, “Maybe it’s only us.” Every human being will be subjected to evil at some point in their life. When faced with evil one can either stand up to it and stop it forever or run away until it catches back up them.