... and used in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. It can also be seen in the writings of Thomas Hobbes. In the book The Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows many views that compare to those of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. In his book Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes spends a great deal of time examining human nature and how he thinks humans would act without society, government ... of being the beast and murder him. Jack and his tribe never know it was Simon but Ralph and his followers know it was. They try to cover it up by saying it was his fault for wandering around in the dark....

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