Since the beginning of time, savagery has existed inside of humankind. As time and people have become more civilized the desire to kill mitigates to nothing more than entertainment. In Lord of the Flies we could see that man can quickly revert to a savage life style if placed into a hostile environment.
The boys in the novel begin as civilized children who obey the laws they were taught their whole lives. Upon arriving on the island, it was fresh in their young minds, so it took some time for them to forget it. …
