Throughout the novel, Lord of the Flies, the characters display a variety of good and evil. Goulding uses the actions of Ralph, Jack, and Simon to illustrate the nature of good and evil that is present in everyone. Ralph is presented as a good character who leads the boys in times of desperate measures. Goulding chooses to portray Ralph as a good character through these actions. Golding rarely shows Ralph's bad side. We see him building shelters for the children of the island. He barely knows these kids and helps them while they lounge and eat. Golding also presents him as the leader of the group who helps create order and maintain leadership. At a boys' meeting, Ralph suggested, "Give the conch to the next person to speak." He can hold it when he speaks” (Golding 50). These ground rules help maintain order and show that Ralph is doing what he can to help the boys get off the island. As a meeting was taking place, Ralph suggested, “'A fire. Build a fire”’ (Golding 38). This is what kept the idea of ​​survival alive in his eyes. He was intrigued by the idea; which kept a feeling of near survival. Golding primarily reveals the good in Ralph, which is why there are so many actions to support his moral value. He can also be seen as evil through some of his actions. (Oldsey) Ralph's evil is rare but is always shown in Lord of the Flies. At the very beginning of the book, Piggy and Ralph meet at the beginning of the book and Piggy specifically says not to reveal his name to anyone because people will make fun of him. Of course, Ralph told the group that displays his evil within him. Even more evil appears in Ralph when he participates in Simon's murder. Ralph was surprised at the moment when Simon fell in the middle of the paper......ction of the whole novel. Furthermore, Simon's first instinct is to help, which is why he is guided by the impulse to do good; it comes naturally to him. The evil inside all boys is what drives them to show evil actions. This leads people to think that perhaps the beast is a representation of the evil within them. Simon states, “Maybe it’s [the beast] just us” (Golding 89). This supports the idea that the beast could potentially be evil. Arnold states in his article: “The beast is an externalization of the inner darkness of the nature of the child (of man)” (Johnston). This justifies the idea that the beast is the evil within them. The beast is only a means to highlight their evil. They use the beast and other objects like the paratrooper to let evil take over them. The evil within them is shown through figures which the boys are overcome with fear of. (Johnston)