William Golding’s main reason to explore the defects of human nature Es

William Goldings main reason to explore the defects of human beings nature in his novel Lord of the Flies is to portray the destruction caused when politeness is consumed byDEFECTS OF HUMAN NATUREWilliam Goldings main reason to explore the defects of human naturein his novel Lord of the Flies is to portray the destruction causedwhen civilization is consumed by the dark side of human nature. Healso wanted to divulge the reactions and behaviors of different typesof plenty under same situations. The four main defects of humannature that is explored in the novel be fear and insecurity,indolence (longing for excitement), being dependent on others andignorance towards reality. These defects make the boys join manual laborerstribe notwithstanding though Jack is selfish, quick-tempered and violent.Fear plays an important role not only in the novel but also in ourlives as it reflects upon our actions. Every mavin reacts differentlywhile experiencing fear or insecurity. Early in the nov el, Jackmentions that Weve got to have rules and obey them. After all, werenot savages. Were English and the English be best at everything. Soweve got to do the right things (Pg. 42). Later on, when Jack isasking the boys to raise their hands up if they dont want Ralph as achief, he endures humiliation as no one raised their hands. It is thefear of being ruled under Ralph which leads Jack to being the chief ofthe savages. Furthermore, when the littluns are afraid of the beastand tell Ralph about it, he denies it as there isnt a beast (Pg.35). This is one of the reasons why the boys left Ralph to join Jackstribe. Jack gave the boys a way to deal with their fear from thebeast. He told the littluns that fe... ... the only ones who take the signal fire seriously. Later on in thenovel, after(prenominal) the feast, Ralph admits that he is responsible forSimons death. Piggy refuses to believe it as It was dark and Itwas an accident (Pg. 173). Though deep inside, Piggy knows that itwas m urder. Similarly, there are many people in this world who refuseto accept the true facts no matter how obvious they are.As Golding grew up during the war periods, he witnessed these defectsof human nature. He explored these defects in the novel Lord of theFlies so that people can relate it to themselves, acknowledge theproblem and find solutions for it before civilization is consumed by swarthiness and ruled by savagery and fear. As mentioned earlier, hehopes that the world unites as soon as possible as he knows that thereis no one who can rescue this world from chaos and darkness.