Golding clearly shows that evil is a part of all humans through the discussion of the beast. Simon realizes that evil is within them, not only in the boys on the island, but in everyone's hearts, when he speaks to the Lord of the Flies. The Lord of the Flies never actually speaks to Simon; Golding chooses to have Simon hallucinate in order to hear the boys' voices in Simon's mind. The sow confronts Simon with the truth, he questions Simon: "You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you?" (Golding 143). The sow confirms the reality that the beast has no regard for Simon as well as all the other boys. Although the beast is among the children, Golding never shows Simon to have bad intentions. » (Golding 144). The sow's head, or Lord of the Flies, represents the evil that lies in the hearts and minds of boys. Golding shows the sow's head as a symbolic object. The head allowed Simon to understand and hear his inner thoughts about evil. Golding uses this conversation between the Lord of the Flies and Simon to fully demonstrate that the "beast" lurks inside boys and is therefore a natural essence of boys and humanity. William Golding shows this clearly using Jack's description and actions. show that evil is the natural essence of all humanity. As the story develops, Golding shows that Jack is selfish, violent, and dishonest as he has been driven "to violence...and able at last to hit someone" (Golding 71). Additionally, Jack's description towards the end of the book reveals how to deceive... middle of paper ...... we would receive punishment for throwing sand in someone's eyes, thus causing them to apologize. There is no adult to punish Maurice for his wrongdoing, but he still feels guilty and starts. to make up an excuse. As Maurice's violent side comes out, the reader should also notice why Golding makes Maurice act this way. Golding shows Maurice's violent side because there are no rules or laws that stop Maurice from doing bad things. like all other humans, is trained to apologize for his actions, but his inner "beast" informs him that he will receive no punishment for his actions. Therefore, Golding shows that without parents, rules or laws, there is no punishment. one to prevent Maurice, the other boys or humans from committing an act of violence or harm. Golding argues that humans are capable of committing evil acts and will do so if there is no punishment..