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In Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents pessimistic view of society. He uses

the story of a group of boys stranded on a deserted island to examine a multitude of

specific social issues, such as leadership, sadism, and the role of intellectuals in society.

Taken together, this presentation of opinions on social issues brings the reader to the

question of the nature of society. As to this question, Golding asserts that society is an

inherently corruptive influence and illustrates this through the breakdown of social order

on the island.



Golding begins his indictment of society with an illustration of innocence. One of

first things that Ralph, the central character of the novel, does upon his arrival on the

island is to strip himself of his clothing and go swimming. During this opening sequence,

Piggy rambles about eating candies in his aunt's store. Even Jack first appears as a choir

boy. Golding is careful in the novel to introduce each of the boys as......

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