HUMAN NATURE "the theme (of the book) is an attempt to trace back the defects of society to the defects of human nature...The moral is that the shape of society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system." (Golding)" Evil in Man q<Tab/>Golding believes that man is naturally predisposed to do evil. "What I mean is . . . Maybe it's only us . . ." (page 97) …showed first 75 words of 2116 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2116 total…which ultimately sends the message that neither outsiders nor their system of values are welcome. q<Tab/>This reflects our society, for example, persecution of Jews during WW2 Conclusion q<Tab/>Parallel with society further proves that evil is innate in humans q<Tab/>Haunting images presented in novel force readers to look at themselves and assess the world in which they live