Humanity Exposed Lord of the Flies a story by William Golding places a group of small school boys on a tropical Island. It explores the temptation of power and the importance of democracy. Their plane has crashed and they are isolated. These kids are only about four years old, and they are terrified. The boys start believing in a beast, which of course isn't there. The children do very little work to help the group. …showed first 75 words of 441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 441 total…democracy. William Golding cleverly uses the conch as an extended metaphor. It represents the authority of which the boys are so used to obeying. The conch symbolizes the law and order on the island. This book was enjoyable because it showed how cruel and barbaric people (even children) can be. It showed what can happen when people give into their fears. It also had great descriptions of the children and the island in this book.