Lord of the Flies As a reflection of life, the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, suggests that the basic nature of mankind and society depends on the ethical nature of the individual and the force of psychic structure as the fundamental principle of the Natural Man. When read at face value, it can be interpreted as a short book about the struggle to survive on a deserted island and its physical and …showed first 75 words of 915 total…

…showed last 75 words of 915 total…no choice but to be in shock. He or she assumes that the basic nature of mankind and society prevents this sort of behavior. He or she soon may come to realize that perhaps this is the basic nature. Even though the novel shows that evil in every person exists, basic human goodness still appears to prevail when all is said and done. Work Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1954.