Covering up our true selves

Children are born with a pre- destined template that determine their individual and unique characteristics. Although we are all different, we share similar qualities. Society welcomes people who are kind, honest and genuine. A parent’s goal is to raise a child that is accepted by society. As children grow parents continually teach their children to do the right thing and be kind to others in order to be well equipped for the adult world. Additionally, a parent will attempt to suppress a child’s dark side by punishing them when they misbehave. In William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, we are shown the dark, evil nature of man through a group of young British boys.
Children are born unable to determine the difference in right and wrong. Parents are constantly instructing their young to do the right thing through modeling behavior, school, church and movies. When a child doesn’t share one’s toys, the parent will intervene and encourage the child to make the righ...