The main theme in “Lord of the Flies” is that man is savage at heart, always reverting back to an evil and primitive nature. The cycle of man’s rise and fall of power is an important point that the book proves over and over again, often comparing man with characters from the Bible to give a more vivid picture of the decent. Lord of the Flies symbolizes this fall by the illusion of actual primitive man.The book is the story of a group of boys of different backgrounds who are stranded on and uncharted island where their plane crashes. As the boys try to organize a plan to get rescued, they begin to separate, and as a result of an argument a group of savage tribal hunters is formed. Eventually the stranded boys in Lord of the Flies almost entirely shake off civilized behavior. When the confusion finally leads to a manhunt for Ralph, the reader realizes that despite the strong sense of British character that has been taught to the youths throughout their lives, the boys have stepped back and shown that a savage side exists in all humans. The story shows the reader how easy it is to revert back to the evil nature just below mans surface. If a group of well taught school boys can wind up committing various horrible things, one can imagine what adults, leaders of society, are capable of doing under the pressures of trying to maintain world relations. In the book, Simon is a peaceful young boy who tries to show the other boys that there is no monster on the island except the fears that the boys have. When he reveals that there is a beast but it’s only them he is ridiculed. Later in the story, the savage hunters are chasing a pig. Once they kill the pig, they put it’s head on a stick This is when Simon experiences our history of defeat of reason and the release of madness in souls wounded by fear. As Simon rushes to the campfire to tell the boys of his discovery, he is hit in the side with a spear, his sight into ...
