In Lord of the Flies, in the middle of a war, a British plane crashes onto an isolated island. British schoolboys are appearing on this unknown for them isolated island. In an attempt to recreate the culture they left behind, they elect Ralph to lead, with the intellectual Piggy as a vice leader. However, Jack wants to lead, too, and one-by-one, he rules the boys from civility and reason to the savage survive of primeval hunters. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding gives us a view of the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings (who considered British maybe because the writer was himself British).

          The main idea of Lord of the Flies is that humans are essentially barbaric if not downright evil. The stranded boys begin by establishing a society similar to the one they left behind in England, but soon their society has degenerated into rival clans ruled by fear and violence; before the book is over, three boys have been killed.

          The novel is an allegory, which is a story in which characters, settings, and events stand for things larger than themselves. For example, the island represents the world; Ralph and Jack symbolize different approaches to leadership. Simon symbolizes a very good person who cannot live in this society.

          There is a statement nature vs. nurture. If you are really interested in this statement my advice is this book. I really liked author's idea in this book.