Struggle Between Good and Evil in William Goldings Lord of the Flies E

The Struggle Between Good and Evil in William Goldings master of the wing Evil is not an external force controlled by the devil, but quite the potential for evil resides within each person. Man has the potential to border great kindness or to rape and pillage. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding deals with this evil that exists in the heart of man. With his mastery of such literary dent as structure, syntax, diction, point of view and presentation of character, Golding allows the reader to easily chance upon with each character and explore the novels main theme, the constant internal postulate between the forces of good and evil. Goldings novel has a remarkably complete and significant structure(Kinkead-Weekes 15). With the exception of Ralfs dream, Golding novel follows chronological order. It begins with the boys arrival on the island. by means of the chapters angiotensin-converting enzyme to four, the tension rises between Jack and Ralf, the two lead ers. The crisis is reached in chapter five, animate being from Water, when Simon comes face to face with the personification of evil, the Lord of the Flies. The tension mounts continually as the story unfolds for the structure and technique of Lord of the Flies is one of revelation (Kinkead-Weekes 22). The climax is reached shortly after the shattering of the conch and Piggys death, when the boys attempt to fling off Ralf. After this the story quickly comes to an end with the arrival of the naval officer. thereof the story follows the relatively common path of exposition, rising action, crisis, climax and move action. Goldings skilful use of syntax is also quite common. He uses prospicient periodic sentences when describing of the peaceful coral island, shadowed wit... ...at a clearly focused and coherent body of meaning is crystallizing break through of every fact (Kinkead-Weekes and Gregor 15). Lord of the Flies enables the reader to comprehend that the devil rises, not out of pirates and cannibals and such alien creatures, but out of the darkness of mans heart (Hynes 16). kit and boodle Cited. Baker, jam R. Why Its No Go. Critical Essays on William Golding. Ed. James R. Baker. capital of Massachusetts G.K. Hall & Co., 1988. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. London Faber and Faber, 1958. Hynes, Samuel. William Goldings Lord of the Flies. Critical Essays on William Golding. Ed. James R. Baker. Boston G.K. Hall & Co., 1988. Kinkead-Weekes, Mark, and Ian Gregor. William Golding a critical study. London Faber and Faber, 1967. Moody, Philippa. Golding Lord of the Flies, a critical commentary. London Macmillan, 1964.