“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein. Man is a complex creature, hard to understand, but one thing that most people agree on is that humankind is inherently evil. We may pretend to be good and kind, but deep down, we all contain evil. In the stories, “Macbeth”, by Shakespeare, “Oedipus”, by Sophocles, and “Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, man commits sin in many forms. The condition of man is a morally diseased creation. In William Golding’s, “Lord of the flies”, young English boys, that range from the ages of 6 – 12, are stranded on an island after their plane crashes. They must learn to survive on their own, yet their stay takes a turn for the worst. The boys get a taste of freedom, of rebellion, and the go crazy. By the end, 3 of the boys have been killed, and although the boys know that they are the ones that committed the crimes, they won’t confess, knowing that it was wrong. The first death is a small boy, who was presumed to have been killed in a fire. The killings really start with the killing of wild pigs. The boys kill the pigs for food, as a means to survival, however, they begin to enjoy the thrill of the kill. The second death was not an accident. One of the boys, Simon, came running up to the other boys, screaming of the “beast”. The boys, on a pig-killing high, begin attacking Simon, believing that he is the beast .It is hinted that the boys eventually realize the “thing” is Simon, but they continue to attack him anyway, loving the thrill of the kill. Ralph and Piggy watch the situation unfold, knowing that it is Simon being attacked, yet do nothing to stop the other boys. Ralph and Piggy are the only two boys to feel remorse. The other boys, think that there was nothing wrong with what they did. They believe they were just defending themselves, yet they knew