Capability for Evil? (Lord of

Is there a capability for evil in every human being? William Golding answers this question through the use of symbolism, in his novel, Lord of the Flies. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and the other boys of the choir find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Quickly the island is divided into two sides, the intelligent and logical, and the brave and inhumane. A struggle for power turns into a life or death situation between the two …

…capacity for evil in his life in this novel. Golding uses symbols to prove, that we all have the capacity for evil inside of us. The conch is destroyed as all hope for a governed group is destroyed. Jack has the ability to kill his own friend. In Lord of the Flies, the question of whether or not every person has the capacity for evil in them is answered; the answer is an unquestionable yes.