THE HUMAN PREDICAMENT IN WILLIAM GOLDING’S LORD OF THE FLIES (Pages 50-55) by Mrs. P. Bhuvaneshwari* and Dr. M. Shobana** in THE ENGLISH INDIA / ISSN: 2321-1172 (Online); 2347-2634 (Print)

Modern Literature was coloured by the experiences of World War, with its human and social themes. World War I & II taught the world about the ugliness of war and hatred, good and evil. But a close analysis will disclose that it is not the political system or the society that is responsible for the evil, but some individuals within the society or in the political system that perpetrates evil. Therefore, it is the individual who needs to bring-forth the change in human nature and the behaviour in oneself which leads to potential change in the society, and not any political system however apparently rational or reputable they may be. This idea is symbolically and powerfully brought out in the novels of William Golding, particularly in Lord of the Flies (1954). Golding states in his Fable that "man produces evil as a bee produces honey”.odern Literature was coloured by the experiences of World War, with its human and social themes. World War I & II taught the world about the ugliness of war and hatred, good and evil. But a close analysis will disclose that it is not the political system or the society that is responsible for the evil, but some individuals within the society or in the political system that perpetrates evil. Therefore, it is the individual who needs to bring-forth the change in human nature and the behaviour in oneself which leads to potential change in the society, and not any political system however apparently rational or reputable they may be. This idea is symbolically and powerfully brought out in the novels of William Golding, particularly in Lord of the Flies (1954). Golding states in his Fable that "man produces evil as a bee produces honey”.Keywords: Friendship, Symbolism and Nature.