Theme analysis of Lord of the Flies

The theme: "Corruption and fear are internal among human beings, not an external force" is further developed by use of characters and setting. "'Fancy thinking the Beast as something you could hunt and kill!' said the head ... 'and I'm the Beast'" (Golding 143). This shows that the mind can mislead you into believing in things that are not even there. Even the hallucination Simon has shows that the human mind would rather show that something is evil rather than safe and friendly. The use of The Lord of the Flies symbolizes the evil inside of every human being. Some have more control on their inner beast than others. Ralph has great self-control, where Jack almost immediately caves into the evil instincts. The setting is also used to extend a major theme of William Golding's novel. In the fifth chapter, a younger child tells of his nightmare, describing how he was fighting the things in the trees. This shows how people always need something to fear, making harmless vines into ominous creatures.