Humans are complex. They built civilizations and invented the concept of society, moving from wild primal instincts to disciplined behavior. William Golding, however, does not praise humanity in his pessimistic novel, Lord of The Flies, which tells the story of a group of British schoolchildren stranded on an uninhabited tropical island with no adults – a dystopia . Golding obviously expresses three visions of humanity in this novel. It suggests that, without the rules and restrictions on which societies and civilizations are built, humans are inherently selfish, impulsive and violent. Golding believes that everyone is selfish and wants to satisfy their own demands and desires before considering others. Jack, the choir leader, has a selfish desire for power. With “simple arrogance,” Jack says, “I should be leader because I’m the chapter chorister and head boy.” I can sing C sharp” (22). His motivations for wanting to become a leader are ultimately self-centered since he makes no mention of his usefulness or contribution to the boy group. However, Jack's wish to become a leader is partially granted when he leads a hunting expedition. As a result, the boys' unattended traffic light goes out, but when Ralph mentions it, Jack becomes "vaguely irritated by this irrelevance" (69) but is also "too happy to let himself worry" (69). The self-centered boy has no desire to be rescued and even wants to stay on the island, so he puts his desire to hunt above all else and puts everyone in danger by not taking care of essential tasks. The boys who hunted with Jack also seem to selfishly enjoy the experience, but not without regret (some hunters agree that the signal fire should not have been started) – it's...... in the middle paper...... pounced on her... Roger ran around the pile... Jack was on top of the sow and stabbed her downward with his knife... The sow collapsed beneath them and they were heavy and spread over her” (135). Indeed, the macabre description is reserved for Jack and Roger; however, it is clear that all the hunters have vehemently piled on the sow as they kill her with pervasive violence. In short, humans are inherently violent, and Golding expresses this with vivid descriptions of the boys' vigor in several violent situations. Golding has a rather pessimistic view of humanity having within it selfishness, impulsiveness and violence, shown in his dark but allegorical novel Lord of the Flies. Throughout the novel, the boys show great concern for themselves, act rashly, and beat up beasts, boys, and bacon. Society's delicate facade is easily toppled by man's true bestial nature..