Lord of the Flies: An Analysis "The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was world of longing and baffled common-sense." A quote showing the two main contrasts of the story. Savageness, and civilization. This, is the Lord of the Flies, a book written by William Golding. The Lord of the Flies has some interesting and deep thoughts, pertaining to the theme, plot, characters, …showed first 75 words of 1725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1725 total…at the end where adult life appears, dignified, and capable of leading a civilized group. This theme is probably one of the most important ones in life, teaching humans as a civilization, that they must not let their irrational side, that man cannot control, take over the rational side. There can be no happy solution to the problems of man's society because the natural defects of human nature shape the future after their own imperfections...