In Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack are two distinct characters whose leadership qualities contrast so much that they become pitted against each other. Ralph and Jack come to symbolize the good and evil in life. Their leadership views are also very different, as Ralph signifies democracy, while Jack signifies dictatorship. The worlds these two boys live in contrast very much. Ralph stands for civilization and what is good, while under …showed first 75 words of 1158 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1158 total…is suddenly stripped of all order and stability. People murder other human beings. They commit crimes. They also feel the need to lay the blame on something else. Sometimes it’s the government. Sometimes it’s because they are hungry or homeless. It isn’t very often that someone admits that it is just themselves being bad. There is evil inside all of us. But most of the time, we choose to ignore its presence.