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Lord of THe Flies: Defects of Society Due to Nature of Individuals


The venturesome novel, Lord of the Flies, is an enchanting,
audacious account that depicts the defects of society as the incorrigible nature
of individuals when they are immature and without an overlooking authority. The
author of the novel, William Golding, was born in Britain, which accounts for
the English, cultured characters in the novel. After studying science at Oxford
University for two years, he changed his emphasis as a major to English
literature. When World War II broke out in 1939, Golding served in the Royal
Navy for five years. The atrocities he witnessed changed his view about
mankind's essential nature. He came to believe that there was a very dark and
evil side to man, which accounts for the savage nature of the children in the
novel. He said, "The war was unlike any other fought in Europe. It taught us
not fighting, politics, or the follies of nationalism, but about the given......

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