"The Lord of The Flies" by William Golding

In Lord Of The Flies, William Golding used a group of boys stranded on a tropical island to illustrate the how malicious nature of mankind is - if it is let free. Lord of the Flies dealt with changes that the boys underwent as they gradually adapted to the isolated freedom from society. In my opinion, Golding superbly captured the essence of what the thoughts of different types of young children would be if they were to be put on an isolated island. At the start of the story, we were introduced to Piggy and Ralph. These two provided us with a background to their current position. The way that this information was revealed, i.e., through Ralph and Piggy's conversation about the past, appealed to me as a very affective way of providing us with the background information. It not only served its basic purpose, but it also gave us an idea of how well these two people were interacting, and whether if they were getting along or not. Very early in the book, it was stated that Piggy had asthma and thus, he was prohibited from vigorous exercises. …