Good And Evil In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

"…Ralph wept for the end of innocence the darkness of a man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy" (202). In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, the author is showing the aspects of human nature and savagery. A group of young boys from England are in a plane crash on the island. They start with one leader, Ralph. However, when talk of a beast is mentioned, another tribe form, led by Jack, the antagonist. When conflict and violence break out on the island, all remains of an organized society are left behind. In life there is good, evil, and in-between, but most people will be overcome but the inner beast of human nature. By the end of the book Ralph almost becomes a victim of evil, even though he has resisted his internal impulses.
Being good takes a lot of struggle. "Well-what is the good?' Ralph tried indignantly to remember. There was something good about a fire. Something overwhelmingly good" (163). In this quote Ralph is so overwhelmed by struggle, he struggles to remember why the fire is important for them. Along with struggle there is resistance. Resisting the urge to the evil tempting you takes work. "They stole it. We'd have given them fire if they'd asked. But they stole it and the signals out and we aren't and we can’t ever be rescued. Don't you see what I mean?" (170). Ralph is resisting his instincts because Jack's tribe stole fire from them. The good in human nature only lasts so long before it’s