Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies Essay

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is about a group of young schoolboys that get stranded on an island after their plane crashed during World War II. The main theme in Lord of the Flies is ‘Original Sin’; this is demonstrated through the plot, setting and characters in the novel.

The plot of the story clearly demonstrates ‘original sin’. The novels events start with the fight for leadership between the boys. Although Ralph gets voted as the ‘leader’, Jack challenges this decision and therefore a rift begins, and two groups are formed, Jack and the choir boys, the more violent and savage group and Ralph, Piggy and Simon, the sensible but weaker group. Ralph and the choir boys solely focus on hunting, leading to them losing the plot and becoming savages. This savadry later leads to ...