As Thomas Hobbes once said, Hell is the truth seen too late. In truth, many learn this lesson the hard way. Throughout our lifetimes, many see fantasy before reality, which is why philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, along with authors such as William Golding, try to enlighten people with a new way of thought. Lord of the Flies, is a novel that creates a world that recognizes the evil that dwells and lingers within humankind. When Golding wrote Lord of The Flies during WWII, he acknowledged what happened to human behavior during the war along with what he witnessed, and incorporated the same idea into his book. Then there is Thomas Hobbes, a philosopher who claims the nature of man without society is evil and has ideas that are presented and displayed in Lord of The Flies. Thomas Hobbes is an English philosopher that believes in the ideas of contractarianism and reflects on them, which suggests that people give up some rights to obtai
n orders which will lead people to act morally rather than savagely. Although many oppose Golding and Hobbes’s way of thinking, such as the French philosopher Rousseau, many also learn and value the writings of both individuals. The opposing team which often coincides with the philosophies and teachings of Rousseau claim that the idea that the nature of man is innocent and is often corrupted by the unnaturalness of society, is more reasonable. Hobbes and Golding both use their intellect and experiences from wars that they have witnessed to formulate what the nature of man really is without the masks and delusions of society. In the novel Lord Of The Flies, Golding conveys what happens to the nature of man when order collapses. Golding displays Hobbes’s theory that man is born essentially evil, but utilizes society to keep them in order by demonstrating how children react when removed from a place consisting of rules and commands.