The evil within In the novel Lord of the Flies, the children of the island must continually face numerous fears. Subsequently there is nothing on the island they fear more than the beast. The beast is not a tangible object that can be killed or destroyed by conventional means, but an idea that symbolizes the primal wild instincts present in all people. Golding's intention is to illustrate the innate evil in man through his view of human nature, the actions of Jack and his tribe, and the relationship between the beast and the school boys. Golding wanted to reveal his point of view and theory to the reader. of human nature. He wanted to make it clear that every member of humanity has a dark side, which is depicted throughout the book. Golding uses the boys' fear of the beast as a scapegoat in their transformation into savages and idealizes the evil within. Their imagination creates the beast, “a serpent-like creature in the trees” (Golding 124), and when a dead paratrooper lands on the mountain they feel they have proof of the beast's existence. The kids view the...