Golding uses the island that the boys are marooned on as an excellent device to show the reader how they can turn a paradise into a hell of ashes. It represents true innocents within the boys when it is a paradise, which dies when the innocence of the boys dies. The island starts off as perfect and untouched, and as the boys start realizing that they aren't going to be rescued they begin fighting and arguing. As a result they commence to mistreat the island and the things on it. As the story develops, the boys start killing and the island starts dying, along with their innocence. It is not until the end when the navel officer comes, and the island is dead that Ralph realizes that their innocence is dead as well, "Ralph wept for the end of

The fight for power, the fight for survival, and the personal conflict within everyone, are all major themes William Golding used to describe to the reader that about the conflicts that occurred between the boys. As the story progresses Golding develops different conflicts within the group of boys. By having these fights he successfully constructs the idea of good and bad on the island.

The major conflict on the island was that of Jack and Ralph, the fight for power over the group. Beginning off as friends Jack and Ralph start drifting away with different ideas of what is the most important thing to do on the island. Ralph wants the fire going as to attract ship's attention and Jack's opinion is to hunt and have fun. After having small and petty arguments Jack finally decides that the group needs meat and lets the fire go out to hunt. While he is gone, Ralph spots a ship and racing up the hill finds the fire out. This starts them arguing for the first time, which begins the separation of the group.

The quality of wisdom, natural leadership, physical strength, philosophy and courage, all make up the characteristics of the boys on the island. Golding uses these characteristics to make the reader like or dislike the different characters in the story.

A bit jealous of Ralph's rule, Jack is a natural dictator, and doesn't like the way Ralph does things. Jack has a short temper, which he lets get the better of him. Not liking something, Jack has no regret in saying so, this is shown with Piggy and how Jack's dislike of him result

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