Reading Log For Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, at first glance, is an incredibly dark read. However, that trait evaporates after one's first cursory read. Once it's text is more thoroughly perused, a pattern of optimism erupts between passages. If one dares to dive deeper into the meaning behind the book, many reasons surface. For example, the story, all in all, had a happy ending. Also, the themes were only represented among a very small pool of data. Lastly, the representation of evil in the book insinuates even greater things of goodness.

The story, no matter the tragedies that filled it, ended on a happy note. This can be seen when Ralph's doom is abruptly averted by the arrival of a Navy Captain, who goes on to bring them back to civilization.

If this cynical theme was presented to a scientific community, it would in no way be allowed to represent the heart of all of humanity. The idea that darkness resides within every man's soul was proven relatively correct by the group of boys stranded there, especially Jack. But, what if an entirely different group of boys had gotten stranded? Would the theme hold true? Perhaps the group of boys, Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and Roger especially, were just an especially volatile combination? Maybe if Jack was just slightly less bloodthirsty, Roger slightly more kind, Ralph slightly more open-minded, and Piggy slightly more fit, the story would've turned out entirely different. Any slight modifications to each character in the story could result in an entirely different outcome. That specific crowd of boys could end up being absolute statistical outliers. It's impossible to know, much less conclude beyond a doubt. Humanity is classified by its profoundly infinite differences among individuals, each in possession of unique attitudes and mindsets. This gives readers hope, because the drastically dark results could just be abnormality in

The character the Lord of the Flies is quoted by saying, "You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?" (143). This quote ties in with many of the dominantly dark themes suggested by some readers. They use this quote to show that the darkness is a part of everyone, along with other evidence throughout the story that seems to point to corruption of character being an inescapable sentence simply for being human. And yet, if darkness is so innate among humans, then goodness must be so as well. For one cannot have darkness without light, they are two opposing forces that balance each other out. And if such an overwhelming, all-consuming darkness has always been in every human, doesn't it make the achievements of human that much more impressive? It attests to the strength of humanity to endure through it, even as darkness supposedly lays either dormant or actively