Golding identifies a paradox within civilisation by suggesting that all of the best qualities of civilisation are also what makes it vulnerable to attack
Biblical symbol- perpetration of evilThe choirsβ transformation from βangelicβ children to violent savages mirrors the fall from grace of Satan, who is often depicted as a fallen angel and the incarnation of evil itself. The Lord of the Flies, is named after Beelzebub, highlighting the boysβ loss of heavenly innocence and descent into evil.