And on the first day, God created evil. The intricate plot of Golding's Lord of the Flies might at first seem like a novel about a group of boys marooned on an island and their struggle to survive; however, it also serves as a religious allegory by drawing references from the Bible. The island on which the boys are stranded represents an anti-Eden, a place devastated by the evils of man. Simon, the sensitive boy with blue eyes, exemplifies Jesus; however, unlike Jesus, Simon is unable to convey his message that the true beast is humanity. Jack and Ralph, the protagonist and antagonist, are reminiscent of Cain and Able as Jack becomes jealous of Ralph and tries to kill him. In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses striking biblical references such as the story of Cain and Able and the Garden of Eden to express humanity's inherited evils and their willingness to do evil. Golding illustrates the essential disease of humanity when the boy pillages the once beautiful Garden of Eden and makes it a perverted Eden. When the boy first crashes on the island, Golding describes it as enchanting, full of beautiful waters and trees covering the horizon. Golding illustrates the enchanting beauty of the island when he describes it: “This was filled with a blue flower, a rock plant of some kind, and the excess liquid hung from the opening and poured generously among the forest canopy. The air was thick with butterflies, rising, fluttering, settling” (Golding 28). Clearly, before the evils of humanity disturb the island, it is quite beautiful. However, this enchanting landscape does not last forever, as the boys set half the island on fire when they try to light a signal fire. Golding reports that the children are destroying the once beautiful island, turning it into... middle of paper... religious allegory. It depicts a story where kids are stranded on an island and have to fend for themselves. However, instead of focusing on saving and starting a fire, the boys eventually shift their priorities to hunting and killing. They transform a once beautiful and majestic island into a place of terror and evil. Furthermore, they slaughter and kill their only hope for change, Simon. Lord of the Flies is reminiscent of the television series “Lost”. Just like in Golding's world, “Lost” is set on a remote, distant island after a plane crash. However, these people are not children. They are adults, which makes the story even more chilling. These adults eventually succumb to murderous acts and violence, further proving the point Golding aims to make. Humans are inherently evil, and without any system to keep them in line, they will destroy the world.