One of the main themes of William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies is that without civilization there is no law and order. The expression of Golding's unorthodox and complex views is embodied in the novel's numerous and diverse characters. One of Golding's unorthodox views is that only one aspect of the modern world prevents people from returning to savagery and that is society. Golding shows the extremes of what could happen in a society made up of people taken from a structured society and placed in an unstructured society in the blink of an eye. First there is a need for order until the people on the island realize that there are no rules dictating their lives and take the Daveers into their own hands. Golding is also a master of contrasting characterization. This can be seen in the conflicts between the characters of Wild Jack; Simon, the savior; and Piggy, the one with all the ideas. Probably, the wildest person on the island is Jack Merridew. The first image of Jack and his group is presented as "something dark" and a "creature" before Golding goes on to explain that "the creature was a group of boys". Ironically, that's exactly what happens. The beast turns out to be the evil within the children themselves. Jack comes into conflict with most of the other main characters right from the start. He repeatedly calls Piggy "Fatty" and antagonizes Jack almost every step of the way. As the novel progresses, Jack becomes more domineering and assertive, slowly losing all of his previous morals and civility. The only place in the novel where this happens is when Jack paints his face: "It made one cheek and one eye socket white..." Then Jack proceeds to cover the other half of his face in red, foreshadowing his perpetual recruitment and conquest of the island. Jack ends up becoming the other authority figure on the island by force and by exploiting the other boys' need for ferocity. The need for ferocity arises from Golding's view of humans as evil by nature. Jack, being a leader in his own right, cannot see the light of day again once he has seen the darkness of self-indulgence and absolute power. Simon, on the other hand, is not wild at all and can easily distinguish light from dark.