Edward Morrison, Canadian journalist and World War I major general, once said: “If there is [t]rue [e]vil in this [world], lies in the [heart] of humanity.” In essence, Morrison is saying that evil exists in the world, and it is within each of us. Morrison's ideas are reflected in William Golding's Lord of the Flies. In the novel, a group of British boys are isolated on an uninhabited island, all alone and without adults. The boys are horrified by a supposed beast, but there is no real beast. Soon after, the boys reveal the beasts within them. These beasts cause evil and chaos across the island. Throughout the novel, the reader should see that Golding portrays evil as the natural essence of all humanity. Golding makes it clear that evil is a part of all humans through the discussion of the beast. For example, while the boys are determining exactly what the beast is, Simon contradicts their beliefs by saying that there may not be a real beast on the island and states that perhaps "[M]aybe it's just us" (89). Golding allows Simon to see what the other boys have not yet discovered: that evil is within them. Golding makes it clear that evil is within all of us by having Simon show the kids that there is no real physical beast, and that the only true beast is the one inside them. Moments later, Golding causes Simon to become inarticulate in his attempt to express “the essential disease of humanity” (89). Golding clearly states that evil is an essence of humanity. When Simon states that perhaps the beast is within “us,” he is referring to all of humanity, as shown moments later. Another example from the later part of the novel is when the Lord of the Flies is... in the center of the card... in our normal lives, evil is still naturally present in all of us. Most human beings are afraid of evil and do not realize that evil is within them, but it is lurking somewhere inside them. Most of us don't realize that when we decide to do something wrong, we allow the evil within to emerge and take over. This evil controls our actions, feelings and desires. Golding makes this argument so that we can understand the multiple sources of our problems. For example, wars, including world wars and civil wars, have killed millions of people out of a desire for power. These countries want to prevail as the most powerful and skilled, and as they attack, they allow evil to be released into our world. Golding would agree with this idea that war is bad and there is nothing we can do to stop wars from happening. Golding demonstrates that the only true evil is that which resides in the heart of humanity.