The Little Evils In Society In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

Most people understand that there is a class system even if it is unspoken. William Golding believed that all humans were savage and evil deep down. This idea was the one mostly portrayed in the novel Lord of the Flies, but also shown in the novel is a deep allegorical comparison between boys on the island and classes they would fall into in everyday society. Little’uns, big’uns and Jack and his hunters all represent different classes of people.

Lord of the Flies in the book portrays all the little’uns as just the more oblivious younger children on the island. But in the everyday world they can be seen as people of all ages that just fall into a certain kinds of groups. William Golding narrates the mindset of the little’uns “They seldom bothered

The little’uns are almost a reminder of the kind of people who rely heavily on others in general and only really complete tasks that benefit their own interest. Thomas Hobbes the philosopher believed that humans were selfish and fed off of others for their own interest; his views on human nature apply to all the characters in the novel but are shown especially in the little’uns. In society the people who are more obviously dependent and struggle through lots of situations relate to the class of “little’uns” in the book. When talking about the beast Ralph expresses his concerns about the little’uns behavior when he says "I mean the way things are. They dream. You can hear 'em. Have you been awake at night?" Jack shook his head. "They talk and scream. The little’uns.” (Golding 52). They are dependent on the other boys to guide, help and even comfort them. This is not only because they are young and aren’t as mature but also because they physically or mentally cannot complete some tasks. There are people in

Even though they are the most vicious boys in the book they are also very well liked and are in sort of a higher class/ ranking than the other boys. When talking about how to reenact the hunting scene of the pig Jack says something deep down disgusting “Or someone to pretend- Use a littlun said Jack, and everybody laughed.” (Golding 115). Jack always disliked the little’uns and in the book it seems as if the reason was because they just simply didn’t do enough. He and his choir boys/ hunters always think that since they complete the task of providing lots of meat they are higher up than the other boys. They do help with feeding the group but also show disrespect and disregard for the little’uns. Many people who may be more respected and even higher up in the working class look down upon others and act as if they are better than them because they are more privileged or successful. When deciding basic jobs ralph suggests "Jack's in charge of the choir. They can be—what do you want them be?" "Hunters."(Golding 23). Jack has the ambition and drive for what he wants as a leader but lacks the selfless aspect and a regard for others. In the book he is always shown as the leader of the hunters, the chief or the head choir boy. The hunters and he even specifically turn into their own separate group when Jack starts his own dictatorship. Public in real life demonstrate similar behaviors