The Innate Evil of Man In his novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses much symbolism to accomplish his moral, which is "man is basically evil." As one reads this novel, he or she will notice the way basic civilization is slowly taken away from the boys. From the very beginning of the story the boys strip themselves the basic civilized world. This is shown when the boys shed their clothes “their school sweaters, …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 520 total…signal fire and for secure shelters on the beach. Piggys glasses are used to start the fire. Piggy represents knowledge of the group. Even though Piggy also represented good he was often jeered at. Simon represents Christ. He is quiet and almost unnoticed, but when he does speak, he is wiser than the other boys. In chapter 3, Simon wanders off into the woods. This represents Jesus' journey to isolate himself to pray to his Father.