Lord of the Flies In the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows a pessimistic attitude in the theme of his book. He shows there is evil in all men which can become overt. There are many instances in which he illustrates the premise stated. The first demonic expression of the book deals with hunting for food. All the boys are weary of berries and any other vegetation they could find. Therefore they decide …showed first 75 words of 527 total…

…showed last 75 words of 527 total…who dared to come close to them or their people. Also people become barbaric when their chances of survival are low. There have been instances where people were so badly starved they would eat another human, something they would never even think of doing. There may be many reasons for this evil to come overt in people but I believe all people have this hostile potential and can show it when the time is right.