Golding Portraying Theme

There are several ways an author can portray theme through their writing. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding chooses to interpret his theme (a position of power should never be an outlet for violence) through several types of communication. The most obvious however, is through the use of characters. In Lord of the Flies, there are 2 main, powerful characters, Ralph and Jack. Throughout most of the story, they have very different points of view on the way camp should be run, and ultimately ends up causing the death of 2 important characters of the story. The first death is caused by Jack’s uncivilized beliefs on authority. He encourages the boys of “his tribe” to beat another boy, Simon, to death.
Golding also portrays this theme through the point of view he chooses to take. In being very unbiased about his opinion of the running and leadership of the island, he makes the actions of the characters seem more exaggerated. By doing this, William helps to make the theme more noticeable to the reader. The point of view he chooses to take is extremely beneficial to the development of thee theme because of this.