World War 2 was a time desperation and anxiety. Hitler only proved just how evil man could be. His actions were on a huge scale and affected an entire race. The Lord of the Flies, written by William Goldding is a perfect example of a microcosm of war during this era.
             William Goldding fought as a British soldier during World War 2. Being a citizen during this time saw too much brutality. Being on the inside of this whole destruction would have nightmarish visions embedded forever in his memory. This is what Goldding used along with his teaching experience as inspiration for Lord of the Flies. This book could not have been written without a large-scale model and a whole story outline and conclusion on which this novel was based.
             In Lord of the Flies a plane crashes and a group of young men are deserted on an isolated island alone and unfortunately together. This is similar to the separation of children and parents that would have occurred to any young Jew during this time in a Nazi concentration camp. The result of leaving any child without parental supervision is usually chaotic. These children were left alone with nobody to stop an argument they were to fend for themselves. They had to defend themselves, feed themselves, and care for themselves as any children in a camp would have had to. This mirrors Hitler's actions from the beginning.
             Another reason World War 2 was a model of Lord of the Flies was in character portrayal. Jack was obviously Hitler. He only wanted to kill and took every chance he had to eliminate all other life on the island besides people who mirrored him. He had his army behind him; they were the younger choir children who saw Jack as their role model just as soldiers of Hitler saw him. Ralph only wants to put a stop to this animal behavior and is scared of what his friends have become.
             The book had to be scaled down to possible observations for Goldding. He found this through his class of youn...