Golding=s idea about human nature.
In Golding=s Lord of the Flies there is an evil influence on the island that affects the boys; This evil is not a demonic presence, but the evil inside us all known as the Id.
The boys on the island seem to think there is some evil being on the island that is stopping them from leaving. The first mention of this Abeastie@ is in a meeting, where Piggy is dictating what a small child is saying. Piggy says AHe wants to know what you=re going to do about the snake-thing...Now he says it=s a beastie....Ever so big... In the woods.@ (Pg.35-36) Then the mood is…
