I believe that human nature shows what kind of people we are. Human nature guides us as individuals to do the right thing. We learn from our surroundings and this affects our society and our nature as human beings. This question made me think about the question of whether humans can be born evil or not? The book made me think about all the times I grew up and saw some bad accidents that are a part of life. Someone close to me made many bad choices in his life and when I was younger, he was the one I always considered a “brotherly figure” but also a best friend. He was the one who saved my life when I was younger. He was also someone I could trust with my life, but then I wonder how he became such a bad person because he started hanging out with the wrong crowd. He ended up pushing me aside to be with his so called friends at the time. I think his true nature was starting to shine through. He was not the brotherly figure I knew when I was just a child; he had changed from a brotherly figure I knew and had so much admiration for, but now he is someone I don't like being around. I wonder if our surroundings shaped both me and him, and to what extent this influence had on both of us. He and I have changed a lot since we were both kids, now he is getting ready to turn 25 and I am 19. I believe our human nature makes us the kind of people we are today. In Lord of the Flies, I realized that no matter how good a person you are, your true nature always emerges. For example, in the story you see how evil Roger can be while on the other side you see how good Ralph is. I think that's where I saw the symbolism between all the characters and each character has their own characteristics of our true human nature. I saw that every character in the story was shown their true nature. Roger's character in the story is someone who has a real evil nature, but if you look at Simon's point of view, you would see how he represents the good side of human nature.