"The Lord of the Flies" social gatherings--Choose a book in which social gatherings are prominent. Then write an essay in which social gatherings play a specific role in development of the theme.

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<Tab/>"If human nature is good, then why do 'good people' do bad things?" It is a question that has plagued philosophers for centuries. In his novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding explores this tendency within human nature and thus comments on the value system that society seems to promote. It takes place after the breakout of a '3rd world war' on an island in which British children are …

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…effectively develop Golding's conviction that it is human nature's need for acceptance by the rest of society that tears individuals apart and leads them down the path of evil. The British school boys' actions at the social gatherings are influenced directly by the value system that society places on them—a value system where being accepted by the rest of society is clearly more important than searching within oneself to find the right actions.