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Anti-Golding “Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows a lot of evil in each child. Golding believes that every person is born evil, but there are many reasons why these children are acting evil. One reason why these children are acting evil is their fear. Almost all of them are afraid of lightning and the dark. Some are afraid of never being able to go home. For example, in the novel they killed Simon. They didn’t kill him because they were born evil. They killed him because it was scary in the dark and they thought he was the beast. “Coming in the dark- he