Edward Morrison, Canadian journalist and major general during the First World War, once said: “If there is a true [v] evil] in this [world], it is found at the [heart] of [humanity. » Essentially, Morrison is saying that there is evil in the world and it resides within each of us. Morrison's ideas are reflected in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. In the novel, a group of British boys are isolated on an uninhabited island, alone and without adults. The boys are horrified by a supposed beast, but there is no real beast. Soon after, the boys reveal the beasts within themselves. These beasts cause evil and chaos throughout the island. Throughout the novel, the reader should see that Golding describes evil as the natural essence of all humanity. Golding clearly shows that evil is a part of all humans through the discussion of the beast. For example, while the boys are determining exactly what the beast is, Simon contradicts their beliefs by saying that there may not be a real beast on the island and states that perhaps "[Maybe] be] it’s just us” (89). Golding allows Simon to see what the other boys have not yet discovered, which is that evil is within them. Golding makes it clear that evil is in all of us by having Simon show the boys that there is no real physical beast and that the only real beast is the one within them. Moments later, Golding renders Simon inarticulate in his efforts to express “the essential disease of humanity” (89). Golding clearly states that evil is an essence of humanity. When Simon states that perhaps the beast is within “us,” he is referring to all of humanity, as will be shown moments later. Another example later in the novel is when Lord of the Flies is in the middle of a paper...in our normal lives, evil is still naturally found in all of us. Most humans are afraid of evil and do not realize that evil is within them, but that it is hiding somewhere inside. Most of us don't realize that when we decide to do evil, we allow the evil from within to surface and take over. This evil controls our actions, our feelings and our desires. Golding makes this argument so that we can understand the many sources of our problems. For example, wars, including world wars and civil wars, have killed millions of people out of lust for power. These countries want to establish themselves as the most powerful and skillful, while by attacking, they allow evil to be unleashed on our world. Golding would agree with this idea that war is bad and that there is nothing we can do to stop wars from happening. Golding shows that the only true evil is that which resides in the hearts of humanity.