Title: Lord of the Flies Author: William Golding Topic: The Pig Hunts

<Tab/>While human behaviour is defined by the norms of society, human nature is not. At the root, we are no different from any other animal; our fundamental impulse is to survive. Survival, however, cannot be solitary. As with many other organisms, humans partake in symbiotic relationships in order to propagate. What distinguishes us from the rest of the animal kingdom is our ability to form relationships. The societal norms created within the civilization then become a box in which human nature is harnessed. With the disintegration of civilizations comes the dissolutio…