Works are rarely as brilliantly written as William Golding's Lord of the Flies. The story deals with many issues and contains many themes. Many themes from Lord of the Flies. The story deals with the theme of civilization versus wickedness. Furthermore, the story implies that every man has a dark heart or wickedness that is usually drowned out by the light of civilization. However, once removed from civilized humanity, the raw evil of the uncultured lifestyles within one's soul will be unleashed. A darkness where societal ethics no longer exist and savagery has taken over. The story itself is enticing, but completely impractical. A group of boys find themselves abandoned on a fertile island in the tropics following an attack on a plane. They arrived there safely, having emerged from a tube dropped from the damaged plane; the tube was then immediately swept out to sea by a storm, and it plays no further role in the story. The children are spread across the island and slowly come together. Except for a party of a church choir school which manages all in one way or another...