When humans are driven to survive, they will do anything to do so. In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, a group of boys are stranded on an island and must survive. However, as the story progresses, the boys become more and more barbaric and savage. Even though there are good people in this world, there will always be evil. Why does evil exist? Golding's belief about human nature is that humans are naturally evil and savage. However, law and civility prevent humans from transforming into this natural state of evil and Golding uses Jack's development to show how savagery is created. Golding uses other characters to show Jack's regression into savagery and one of these characters is Ralph. Ralph brings out Jack's inner wildness by making Jack become more dominant. When the boys vote, they choose Ralph over Jack as leader, making Jack feel humiliated: "Even the choir applauded..." (p. 23). Jack feels defeated when this event happened, even more so when his loyal choir clapped for Ralph and after Jack's defeat, "...the freckles on [his] face disappeared beneath a blush of mortification." » (p. 23). Jack's wild nature is the result of his wanting to compensate for not being the leader. Jack wants to prove that he deserves to be leader instead of Ralph by proving to the other boys that he is stronger than Ralph. However, as the book progresses, Ralph remains the leader and Jack becomes increasingly wild. Another character who plays an important role in Jack's progression into savagery is Piggy. From the beginning of the novel, Jack is a bully who constantly picks on Piggy. As a big kid, Piggy endures a lot of abuse from Jack and an example of this is when the boys first meet Jack and Jack tells Piggy "Shut up, fat kid."... ... middle of paper.... ...der, who creates chaos and leads the entire island to despair. Golding effectively shows how humans are naturally evil by using other characters, settings, and symbols. Golding uses these three elements in his writing to develop the character of Jack from a civilized English boy to a barbaric savage, in order to show that the natural state of human nature is evil. Without law, order, or civility, humans would regress into animals, just as Jack had regressed into savagery. Golding shows us in his writings that when humans are placed in a situation where they must survive, they will do anything to achieve that goal. However, civility prevents us humans from needing to survive because we are united within a civilization, but once we turn against each other, civilization will collapse and we we will all be dragged into the darkness.