"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, brings out the evilness in human beings, which is portrayed by dark colors and overall darkness. The novel begins as a group of young, school boys are plane wrecked on a deserted island. The boys must overcome fate and adversity to survive. Throughout history darkness has been associated with sin and the devil. Ironically the title, Lord of the Flies, has been translated into the devil from the Hebrew word Ba'alzevuv (205). This also foreshadows evilness that is going to happen in the novel. Darkness plays a large role throughout the novel representing evilness.
The first aspect of evil shown is through dark clothing. …