It is no secret that the world is plagued by emotions such as fear and greed. These emotions break the bonds and relationships that human beings build with each other. This is a human flaw. As humans, we build societies and bonds and try to establish order through rules and morals, but many times. These companies collapse due to internal factors. When fear overwhelms us and greed clouds our judgment, it is difficult to stay organized. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, it is shown that a functioning society can disintegrate after its members begin to fall prey to the plague that resides within them. The kids came from a well-established country with the mindset of forming a system that would help them survive and be. It is controlled by our amygdala and caused by external stimuli, but it is, for all intents and purposes, an internal reaction. The "little ones" instilled fear in the older children, they began to have nightmares and began to fear the "beast" that they believed was on the island. The fear felt by the children pushed them towards the state of ferocity that led to the murder of Simon and Piggy. There was no external factor, no real monster; it was all internal. The children invented a monster to fear and it began to disturb their peace. “Things are loosening up… we're off to a good start; we were happy. And then… Then people began to be afraid” (Golding, 74). Ralph saw what was happening, even if he didn't fully understand it. Fear has led people to make rash decisions. Fear caused frenzy and allowed a mass mentality to develop. This, supported by greed and fear, jealousy, greed and their own laziness, is what made them savage. If the boys had been united and if the little ones hadn't dreamed of the beast then the outcome of the story would have been extremely different. The internal factors that led to the separation of the community led to the loss of innocence and peace. *The boys would have killed Ralph if the navy hadn't found them first. They once followed Ralph and trusted Ralph, but laziness made them annoyed by Ralph, fear made them stop listening to Ralph, jealousy made Jack rebel against Ralph, and greed made them leave Ralph. Internal factors destroyed the boy's morals and transformed them