Lord of the Flies prompt

William Golding described the theme of The Lord of the Flies thusly: 

"The theme is an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature. The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable."

In an essay, analyze what is revealed regarding the individual, human nature, morality, and society in the works we have covered thus far this year.

• Your essay must include multiple, relevant, and specific references to:
• The Lord of the Flies
• "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street," "I Shot an Arrow into the Air," "Miri" (the episode of Star Trek), or Hell in the Pacific
• Any other major work covered this year...
• The Crucible, "The Minister's Black Veil," "Young Goodman Brown," Walden, or Into the Wild

The completed essay must be at least 5 paragraphs in length.