On the surface, Lord of the Flies is just a story about some boys stranded on an island. Explain the deeper meaning of the book and the author’s viewpoint on humanity. Support Golding’s view using specific examples from the text and the non-fiction provided sources, The Postscript to the Japanese Skulls, and the Stanford Prison Experiment. Then, research a counterpoint to Golding’s take on humanity. Find an example from history that would have the opposite effect and support the opposite viewpoint on human nature and our capability of good and evil. Finally, with all this information at your disposal, create and support a thesis regarding the nature of humanity. Are we naturally good? Or, are we naturally evil?