Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

The Lord of the Flies is a very interesting book because it touches basis with many life lessons that should be taught/learned by everyone. William Golding shows the theme of violence within the characters who are children, and must teach themselves their own life lessons. The biggest question is, are people naturally born with violence or are they taught violence as they grow older? 

This book was very interesting to me and made me question the theme towards my life in general. Do I think that everyone is born with violence? The answer is no, I specifically think that children mimic what they see and hear as they grow up. Every major ghetto in the United States promotes violence such as compton, trenton, and chicago. These children growing up around these areas are seeing these types of actions on a day to day basis. Therefore, once they grow older they feel as if they have a need to be a part of it. In the "Lord of the Flies," William Golding cleverly uses children to broadcast these images of how terrible people can be to each other, no matter the circumstances.