Lord Of The Flies: The Personification Of Evil

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for his surroundings and will, for example, cut down hundreds of acres of rain forest to make a neighborhood. While exploring the island, Ralph says, “’this belongs to us’” (29). This statement epitomizes mans attitude towards our planet. People believe that because it’s not bolted down and nobody has written their name on it, they own it. Like the boys in the story, the island evolves from a untapped paradise to a barren, burnt out piece of land—good to evil.
All the boys, once innocent, are overcome by a savage instinct. What starts as playing turns into hunting; what starts as teasing turns into killing. Piggy, the smartest but ironically most disrespected boy, is an example of the boys’ savage deterioration. Piggy has the brains and the reasoning to be a great leader, but Ralph, the taller, thinner boy becomes chief, “’Let’s have a vote’…’Him with the shell’…’Ralph! Ralph!’” (22). This event demonstrates how many positions in society are not based on intelligence or ...

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