Acts of Violence In a great work of literature, violence is only used as needed. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, violence is used to convey his idea that if man is left alone without rules, he will turn into a savage. Throughout the novel scenes of violence are used to show the escalating acts of bestiality of the characters as the days on the island go by. When one looks at the boys after they had been on the island a short time, it is easy to see the natural beast emerging that is in all humans. When the leader Ralph was accused of being a coward, he decided to go