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In the Lord of the Flies William Golding has a group of schoolboys crash on an



island and become barbaric. The reason why the boys turn wild is because of their



primal instinct to hurt others. This   behavior is inherited from early ancestors killing to



stay alive. Mans   tendency towards violence, how people take sides and divide into



groups, and the struggle for power are three ways mans behavior will generally occur.



Each of these suggests that violence is a key factor to getting what they want.





Mans primal instinct towards violence really shows when they are living without



rules or realize that there are no authority figures to enforce any rules. Without having



consequences for any actions that might be taken then they primal instinct of the boys



begins to take over. Even though the fact of no punishments may be known in the back



of ones mind there is still the thought of what’s right. “Roger stooped, picked up a stone,



aimed, and threw it at Henry and back again.” (Page 67) This is an example of how



Roger knows it is wrong to hit someone with a rock but also knows that there are no



punishments for anything. “The madness came into his eyes again. “I thought I might



kill.”” (Page 55) This is showing how he lets his primal side take over his thoughts when



he is hunting. He forgets about everything he had ever been told about what’s right







because of his primal instinct to kill. He had an urge to hunt, his instincts were teaching



him how. Even thought he really did now know how to hunt mans primal instincts helped



him learn quickly.





How people take sides and form groups shows how majority rules. The majority



that rules needs a leader. This leader has to hold the rules but when the children’s primal



instincts take over the control is lost but the majority still rules. “Let him be...