The Evil of Mankind Illustrated in Golding's Lord of the Flies

“‘They could be the army’ ‘or hunters’” (p.23). When Ralph suggests that the choir boys should be the ones to kill for food, he means that since they are already a group that likes each other they should be hunting. This passage shows psychological balance because the boys are trying to find a safety net and some one to find/get the things the boys need to survive. Overtime, however the boys soon fell apart and disliked each other. “Viciously with full intention he hurled his spear at Ralph” (p.181). When Golding says that Jack threw his spear at Ralph he means that it is the end of sanity because Jack is taking the other boys and starting a manhunt against Ralph. This passage also shows devotion to Id because, Jack and the others are becoming savage by killing Piggy and isolating Ralph to complete the task so he is weak and easy to kill. Again trying to get another mental and physical need balanced people need to have the others before it balanced, the boys don’t have the first mental need balanced so they cannot possibly have this one balanced. Though people think that when they’re politically and psychologically balanced, that they’re done, they’re wrong, you also have to be spirituality balanced. “Simon saw a humped thing