Lord of the flies: exam notes relating to the theme of human nature (includes quotes from novel and pg numbers)and a possible essay structure

HUMAN NATURE
"the theme (of the book) is an attempt to trace back the defects of society to the defects of human nature...The moral is that the shape of society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system." (Golding)"
Evil in Man
q<Tab/>Golding believes that man is naturally predisposed to do evil.
"What I mean is . . . Maybe it's only us . . ." (page 97)
q<Tab/>Simon speaks these words in Chapter 5, during the meeting in which the boys consider the question of the beast; he proposes that perhaps they are the beast.
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