The Evil That Lies Within Lord of the Flies is a book with far more low points than high, this is the choice of the author. In many novels, you can tell the style and feelings of the author just by reading it. Golding has a negative outlook on people and society showing through his writing. Thus, Golding's pessimistic view on the characters in the book illustrates his belief that evil is an inborn characteristic. …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…they're going to do you, they're going to hunt you tomorrow"(188). All in all, Golding doesn't let too many good things happen in the book. He lets the evil win, and the nice guys finish last. Golding's writing style certainly does reflect somewhat on his personality. No matter how you put it, The Lord of the Flies definitely shows his negative outlook on society and his opinion that all people are born with evil within.