Lord of the Flies by William Golding What is human nature? How does William Golding use it in such a simple story of English boys to accurately illustrate how truly destructive humans can be? Golding was in World War II, he saw how destructive humans can be and how a normal person can transform from a civilized human being into a savage. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the theme of human nature to show how easily society can collapse and how self-destructive human nature is. Throughout the story Golding conveys the theme of how twisted and sick human nature can lead us to be. Many different parts of human nature can lead to the collapse of society. Some of the aspects of human nature that Golding has incorporated into the book are; destruction, demoralization, hysteria and panic. All these emotions are attributed to the collapse of society. Golding includes character, conflict, and even symbolism to represent that men are inherently evil. Golding makes great use of the characters in Lord of the Flies, showing both good and evil through each of the characters. One of the characters who represents goodness is Simon. He is very good and pure and has a very positive outlook. Simon is very different from the other boys, he always seems to help the Littluns and many other vulnerable boys like Piggy. "Simon, sitting between the twins and Piggy, wiped his mouth and pushed his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it." (Golding, pg.74) This quote interprets an example of a time when Simon helped Piggy by giving him food, it shows Simon's sincerity. Another example would be when Simon helps the Littlun collect fruits from above to reach places. All in all Golding tries to portray Simon as a Christ-like figure. On the other hand, Golding tries to show the evil in man through Jack. Jack is a character where he almost symbolizes cruel political leaders, such as Castro, Hussein, Hitler, etc. He is the leader of the hunters, the first time they find a pig, Jack stops and fails to kill the pig. This revealed how civilized Jack was, but he would later kill the pig without hesitation. "'We must have rules and stick to them. After all, we are not savages. We are English, and the English are the best at everything.