Lord of the Flies is a novel in which William Golding comments on human nature through a group of boys marooned on a deserted tropical island. William Golding is an Oxford University graduate who also served in the Royal Navy during World War II. In addition to being an author, poet and playwright, he has been a schoolmaster and lecturer (William 2). In Lord of the Flies, a plane carrying all boys crashes on a deserted island. To establish order, Ralph, the largest boy, is elected chief. Ralph fails in his attempt to establish order based on the standards of society set in England, their homeland. Instead, the majority of the boys band with Jack who brings out the beast in all of his followers. Their activities show that Lord of the Flies is a narrative on human nature, especially the ability in every human being to do evil.
             The absence of a disciplinary figure on the island caused the collapse of stability among the boys. Disciplinary figures, ordinarily adults, instill fear in children. They teach them to act well behaved or else they will be punished. Maintaining order in society is achieved through the principle, "There is a consequence for every action." Without any adults on the island the boys were not worried about punishment and did not have to obey anyone's authority if they did not want to. By the standards of civilization, Ralph was a sound leader. On the island, however, he could not infuse fear in the boys so they did not respect his authority and stopped listening to him. There were many people assigned to build the huts but only Ralph and Simon actually made them (Golding 50). Similarly, Ralph instructed the boys to take turns watching the fire so that it would never go out, but they knew Ralph would not punish them for neglecting their responsibilities. Their negligence resulted in the fire going out at a crucial time preventing them from getting rescued (Golding 66). Ralph's po...