One of the main themes of William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies is that without civilization there is no law and order. The expression of Golding's unorthodox and complex views is embodied in the novel's many varied characters. One of Golding's unorthodox views is that only one aspect of the modern world keeps people from returning to savagery: that is society. Golding shows the extreme situations of what could happen in a society made up of people who are taken from a structured society and then placed in a structureless society in the blink of an eye. First, order must be maintained until the island's inhabitants realize that there are no rules to dictate their lives and take Daveers into their own hands. Golding is also a master of contrasting characterization. This is seen in the conflicts between the characters of Jack, the wild one; Simon, the savior; and Piggy, the one with all the ideas. The wildest person on the island is undoubtedly Jack Merridew. The first image of Jack and his group is presented as "something dark" and a "creature" before Golding goes on to explain that "the creature was a group of boys". Ironically, that's exactly what's happening. The beast turns out to be the evil within the children themselves. Jack is in conflict with most of the other major characters from the beginning. He calls Piggy "Fatty" repeatedly and opposes Jack at almost every step. As the novel progresses, Jack becomes more dominant and assertive, slowly losing all of his former morals and civility. The only time in the novel where this happens is when Jack paints his face: "He made one cheek and one eye socket white..." Then Jack covers the other half of his face with red, foreshadowing his perpetual recruitment and his takeover of the island. Jack ends up becoming the other authority figure on the island through force and by exploiting the other boys' need for savagery. The need for savagery stems from Golding's view that humans are vicious by nature. Jack, being a leader in his own right, can no longer see the light of day once he sees the darkness of self-indulgence and absolute power. Simon, on the other hand, is not wild at all and can easily differentiate light from dark.