In Lord of the Flies and "I Only Came to Use the Telephone", the two authors create mini-corporations to depict anarchy and dehumanized, savage behavior that occurs in the outside world. Although both authors seek to show this human nature, Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, achieves this more effectively by placing objects of civilization on the island that bring out wild characteristics. These are characteristics that remain hidden until isolation occurs. Golding proves more effective in showing human nature as savage by placing fire on the island. To start a fire, you need a source of fire: Piggy's glasses. Making Piggy's glasses one of the few resources for starting a fire, the boys on the island desire them and even fight over them. The boys don't understand the power of fire and use it badly. “They had smoked it out and set the island on fire” (197). This emphasizes the wild behavior of Jack and his followers, as they are out to kill Ralph. Although it is a tactical decision to smoke Ralph out, Jack and the others do not realize that the fire is destroying their food source. The fire that is placed on the island represents the mini-society as the plane the WWII soldier is in explodes in mid-air, causing an explosion. This represents fire as an evil thing. “There was a sudden burst of light and a corkscrew trail in the sky; then again the darkness and the stars” (94). This evidence proves that the chaos on the island has been reflected in the rest of the world since World War II. Golding sets fire to the island to bring out the savage characteristics of death as an acceptable thing. A boy dies in the fire on the second day and the followers of...... middle of paper ...... to show human nature as savage and dehumanized, Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, is found more effective by connecting its story to a historical event and placing objects of civilization on the island that bring out wild characteristics. These are characteristics that remain hidden until isolation occurs. Golding places fire, a government structure, Lord of the Flies, death, and fear on the island to represent this behavior. He also places the plane explosion and the death of a WWII soldier to show that this behavior does not only occur on the island but also in civilization. This supports the creation of a mini-society to reflect the outside world. Works Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York Coward-McCann, 1962. Print. Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories. New York: Knopf, 1993. 71-91 printing.