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![]() Jack did not have the integrity to keep the Beast at bay. Anarchy finally hunts down society in the end, but Golding does not let us know which side would win without intervention. At the end of the novel he too realizes that man is not a kind creature by nature. Throughout the novel he is constantly making commonsense rules for the boys to follow. Ralph represents law, order, organized society and moral integrity. Manifested in three forms throughout the story, the Beast constantly plagues the littluns - the least conditioned by society. The children were all aware that such a beast exists, but none of them realized (except Simon) that it lies within them. The Beast is the evil that resides within man. With that being said, here is a list of the symbols used in the novel and their significance to the theme, and each other: The Beast ![]() ![]() If older, more knowledgeable characters were chosen, the events of the novel may not occur as they do. Also, why did Golding choose children instead of adolescents, or even adults? Most likely because children have not yet been fully conditioned by society to understand right from wrong, and thus in this ignorance, most of them are guided by their instinct and what is inherent within them. Although one cannot be sure of Golding's motives for choosing the island setting, it was probably because it works best to have the characters isolated, where the laws of their governments cannot reach them. ![]() First, it must be understood that the boys' lives on the island represent a world-wide society. ![]()
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