In the Lord of the Flies, the evil is mainly reflected in Jack and Roger whose evil push

civilization and democracy to the destruction step by step。 At the same time, most of the children are actually accomplices, because at the end of the article they strangled Ralph, firing the island, and this practice predicts their tragedy。 The beast coming from the water resembles the evil of the human heart。

3。2。3 Goodness Vs evilness: conflicts between Ralph and Jack文献综述

Ralph is one of the protagonists of the book who is rational, courageous and charismatic。 He advocates the preservation of the fire, holding the conch, and seek for the rescue。 But his power is very fragile that even difficult to maintain a fire。 Ralph's heart also has a shadow and darkness。 In a storm and lightning night, he participates in the persecution of Simon, and eventually fails to grasp the situation。 Thus, civilization is conquered by the evil, and ration is overwhelmed by the irrational; democracy which is based on social rationality, in the face of autocracy and violence, becomes so weak。

Indeed, there is no perfect person in the novel。 Even the rational and brave Ralph also has some shortcomings。 In this novel, Ralph attempts to establish the order and focus on rescuing。 He is often angry with the indulgences of the other boys。 Occasionally, he makes some foolish mistakes。 His attitude to Piggy shows that he stands on the line of the crowd。 On a stormy night, he joins with the persecution of Simon automatically。 Because of his weakness, he destroys the democratic society and leads Piggy to die。 Finally, Ralph pushes himself nearly to death。