Golding has attempted to communicate to us is that be it children, be it teenagers, or adults, we all have a darker, uncouth side to us all. ... Piggy, Ralph, Jack, Roger, Simon, Bill, Robert and Maurice are the older ones. ... Ralph is the chosen leader, the one who feels the urge to return to civilization the most. ... Jack is the rival of Ralph, Jack and Ralph struggle through to the end to see who is fit to actually lead them all. ... Golding also makes use of the sea, the water to make reference to the subconscious. ...

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