In Lord of the Flies, William Goldberg uses a group of British boys from a private school to demonstrate the masked diabolical nature of humans, and how if given the opportunity, men will turn into savages. Mr. Golding shows us that within each person there is a primitive evil that will break loose if it is not curbed by the strong order of civilization, that there is a monster lurking beneath the calm exterior of mundane, ordinary humans. On a deserted island, the boys illustrate the wicked, malicious nature of humanity. Their innate evil is revealed gradually as they adapt...
and savage instincts. Men will retain enjoyment, and a sense of contentment from the completion of violent and controlling acts. They will, if unrestrained by society, kill and feel no repentance, guilt or shame. Our true nature compels us to commit even the most brutal and savage acts, things that are unfathomable to minds bound by society. We like control, power and winning; this is the monster or the beast inside of all of us. If freed to grow, this evil would consume us, devour us from the inside out because that is where it rests: inside of us.