It is human nature to fight and bicker with other people. In stressful situations, many people spend more time bickering then they do trying to think out and solve the issue. In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding addresses the human nature of bickering while under stress. In this book, a group of boys are stranded on a desert island with the oldest people being merely twelve years old. At first, the boys get …showed first 75 words of 1217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1217 total…group of boys are stranded on a deserted island with no adult, or even teenage, supervision. And although they come up with a practical plan of survival, the boys don't follow through with it because the plan is fought over more than it's put into action. This book offers a good life lesson into the emotional side of people and their ability to handle and control that emotional side, even at the worst of times.