Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a classic novel that describes how the society around us can corrupt our once pure nature. No one is born a killer, no one is. born with an intense urge to kill, the island the boys are stranded on has a very unusual and corrupting society; A society that erodes boys' innocence through the power struggle between Jack and Ralph, readers see the shift from innocent to savage through Piggy's chase and death. Innocence is quickly swept under the rug whenever the boys realize they must kill in order to eat, making hunting the first major cause of the conversion from good to evil. In his first accident on the island, Jack had come with some morals and was therefore not in a position to go out and kill a pig. An example of this is when he is about to stab his first pig but "there was a pause, a hiatus", Jack could not bear to kill (Golding 41). Jack's break is his conscience reminding him of his natural and personal beliefs of right and wrong. These beliefs don't hold him back for long, however, as the society he currently lives in changes his previous values ​​and morals. The majority of the boys on the island want to go after the pigs for their meat. Jack's main concern is getting meat, and as Ralph tries to convince him to help him find shelter, Jack says, "We want meat" (Golding 51). Golding makes Jack's wild nature more and more obvious, as he ignores the need for shelter and just wants to go hunt down pigs. Hunting is no longer simply a source of food but has transformed into the only activity of interest and fulfillment for Jack and his hunters. Now Jack, completely wild, has acquired a thirst for killing and hunting. This thirst and absolute... middle of paper ...does not come from evil. Along with Piggy's fall, the Conch, the greatest symbol of civilization, is now an almost innocent boy and all civilization has been lost. These deaths have been presented as completely harmless because there is no punishment within their society; the very society that has turned little boys into merciless savages. The island the boys have been stranded on has an evil and corrupting society, which is draining all the innocence the boys once achieved. This is a radical transformation because now the boys have a thirst for killing and retain no sense of the moral values ​​of their ancient civilization. William Golding shows society that people are swallowed up by the molds of their beliefs and values ​​through the profound changes that young innocent boys went through. Works Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print.