Students of William Golding's book, The Lord of the Flies, have stated that the story reveals a lot about human nature. Often highlighted is the idea that all people have a dark side that is covered by a veneer of civilization. In other words we all have the potential to be evil. The degree to which we are influenced by our upbringing determines how thick the veneer of civilization is - how well we can supress the darkness within us. Choose two characters and in two separate paragraphs compare/contrast their respective veneer of civilzation. (Imagine that veneer is a coating - how thick is the coating that covers up the darker side of each character?) In a final, reflective paragraph write about your own feelings regarding the depth to which your own dark side is buried.
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