Lord of the Flies a novel of pure brilliance or a novel of utter disgust? William Golding, a man to be looked upon in history as a man of sickening insights on human nature, wrote 'Lord of the Flies' with complete lack of confidence in the human spirit. He looks at humans as if to say that we are born evil and we act proper only to live up to the expectations of society and not for a man, woman, or child's own personal feeling of satisfaction. This of course is true in certain cases but a man doesn't go to a blood donor because he feels like losing a bit of blood, he goes because he knows by doing so he could be saving the life of another man. Thus contradicting Golding's view on human nature.
             The novel even though I do not agree with the points presented within it, will be an inspiration to any and all novel writers from now until the end of time. Golding was able to display the scene's of violence so strongly in our minds through this novel that when the boys murdered Simon you can feel a painful sensation in the gut so strong you need to take a time out from reading to recover. His use of imagery makes it almost impossible to feel anything but shear sadness and pain every time one of the boys sharpened sticks penetrated Simon's tattered body. Golding knew exactly the word to use in presenting a devil within us all. His novel presented the characters as individuals; he gave every one of them a personality and built on them as the novel progressed. The details he left out in describing them led our imaginations to fill it in and helped each character build a stronger persona.
             He showed Ralph as a character so programmed into societies ways he was willing to give his life for it. He was a born leader, his public speaking techniques were so precise and hypnotic even Jack followed his order for a time. His desire for fire led to the break up of the boys, he was so cau
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