Lord of the Flies is an extraordinarily well-written novel that teaches how to live life. When asked about the philosophy of the book, the author, William Golding, replied: “The theme is an attempt to trace the faults of society to the faults of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society should depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on a political system, no matter how seemingly logical or respectful it may be. This perfectly illustrates the theme of the novel. Lord of the Flies truly shows that it is not the government that determines survival, but the human nature in each of us that proves whether a society can function. One person's personality will always trump another person's because of the difference in strength and passion. All the personalities of the main characters determined the outcome of the novel, due to their misdeeds and, to some extent, their goodness. Lord of the Flies is a beautifully written novel that truly proves the idea that a society relies on ethics and human nature rather than a united, equal body. First of all, it is strongly believed that the theme is an attempt to trace the flaws of society to the flaws of human nature. This is the complete and utter truth of the novel. Surely there are flaws in boys? society, which is reflected in the fact that they kill (even if it is an accident) and turn into complete savages. However, the faults of their society cannot be blamed on society as a whole. Specific characters caused society to collapse. This is not due to the structure of society, but rather the characters and their roots. In clearer terms it has to do with the people the boys were before they arrived...... middle of paper ......r he had his glasses stolen, he was a useless character . Roger had to pull the lever to make the stone fall, because otherwise it would have had no place in the book and could not have been used to demonstrate the transition from good to evil. The novel had to end this way to leave the message of the story intact and truly teach a lesson. Therefore, William Golding's philosophy was to lead to this end of history. His entire philosophy centered on the theme of history and how a person's ethics and forms of evil determine the functioning of a society. This novel was stunning in its connection to our world today and taught an incredible life lesson that a person of any age can benefit from. The incredible novel, Lord of the Flies, could not have ended any other way according to Golding's philosophy on the theme of the book..