Question

read the passage from lord of the flies by william golding.
\you’ve noticed, haven’t you?\
jack put down his spear and squatted.

oticed what?\
\well. they’re frightened.\
he rolled over and peered into jack’s fierce, dirty face.
\i mean the way things are. they dream. you can hear ’em. have you been awake at night?\
what is the universal theme of this passage?
○ the inevitability of death
○ the tension between truth and illusion
○ the impact of the past on the present
○ the relationship between civilization and nature

Explanation:

In "Lord of the Flies", the passage shows the boys' fear and the contrast between their civilized past (being proper children) and the natural, savage environment they're in (Jack's fierce, dirty face, the boys' fears in the wild). The theme of civilization vs. nature is central as the novel explores how society's rules (civilization) clash with the primal, natural instincts (nature) of the boys. The other options: "inevitability of death" isn't focused here, "tension between truth and illusion" doesn't fit the dialogue's focus on fear and the situation, and "impact of past on present" is less direct than the civilization - nature conflict.

Answer:

the relationship between civilization and nature