Lord of the Flies (tone, symb)

Writing is a historical form of storytelling that dates back to many centuries ago. Authors express different messages through their writings to convey ideas. In William Golding's first book, Lord of the Flies, he uses many elements that are needed to tell a story. Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of British boys from the same school who are marooned on an unknown island when their plane crashes. As the boys …

…the malicious nature of mankind. By the conclusion of the story, the boys have changed; they no longer act like English schoolboys, but like savages. The novel shows the reader how easy it is to revert back to the evil nature innate in man. Writing stories is an attempt to communicate the ideas of one person to others. The use of this form of storytelling will be used years from now to convey different messages.