Isolation In Lord Of The Flies

What happens to a group of young boys, stranded on an island with no civilization you may ask? Well, the boys are isolated from civilizations of any kind. Which inevitably causes them to change from innocent little boys to merciless savages, innocence long gone. The story explores the unspoken, yet glaring truth about the nature of humanity. Goulding’s Lord of the Flies implies that the nature of mankind is evil, he portrayed the boys as being civil in the beginning, the characters gradually turning ruthless, and eventually not caring about the wellbeing of others, only looking out for themselves.
After the initial plane crash, the boys were somewhat civil. Ralph and Piggy were trying to establish order amongst the boys, and the boys were listening, for the most part. The boys were playful, light-hearted and innocent. The future enemies, Jack and Ralph, bonded while exploring the island together. Which proves that the nature of someone is not detectable at first. It appeared that the boys would not have a hard time managing themselves until they were rescued. However, that quickly was disproved as the boys showed early signs of hostility towards each other.
As the story progressed, the more the

boys changed. Their thinking became corrupt, perhaps more so in some than others, such as Jack and Roger. The boys became much more hostile than they were in the beginning. They are willing to do whatever deems necessary to survive. In which case, some their actions are evil. Such as the murder of Simon, the boys thought Simon was the “beastie”, and so they murdered him. They thought the beastie was a threat, and so they eliminated the threat to survive. However, the more they were isolated, the more ruthless they became.
Eventually, they boys failed to care about each other’s well-being at all.

This being proven true, mostly with Jack and Roger. Particularly with Roger as he has shown that he harbours somewhat brutal characteristics. To illustrate, he has proven this by his hostility towards certain people, like when he tortured Samneric, and shoves the rock down the mountain, which ultimately kills Piggy. He seems to enjoy and is amused by other people's pain. Jack, on the other hand, all he cares about is power, it was slightly evident when his character was first introduced, however, it became even more evident. Jack fails the see significance in being rescued, all he cares about is having power over the boys on an uninhabited island. He does not appear to care if the boys

survive.
In conclusion, Goulding is stating that mankind is evil. He is implying that mankind doesn't appear evil at first, then the true nature of a person appears, in which their actions could eventually turn nearly inhumane. Jack and Roger appeared to be the worst out of all the boys because of their actions. Goulding has truly done an exceptional job in exposing what mankind is capable of, and he stated that even children could be evil, in which they are supposed to be the most innocent.