Part one of term paper
In The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Golding presents the philosophical view of man that evil is inherent in man’s nature. He states that the theme of his book is an attempt to trace the defects of society to the defects of human nature. If man is not held in check by society, the Freudian "Id" will emerge. When the boys land o ...

Part two of term paper
... exists by any means possible. When the boys first land, they attempt to establish a form of order amongst themselves. After finding the conch, Ralph states, "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." Once Ralph is named chief, the boys decide to take down the names of all of the children. Being of grammar school age, this is expected. The taking of names is comparable to scholastic roll call. Granted, these are little boys and in their minds a chief is a leader, but still, it is ...