Every book has a message. The author always conceals a message "underneath the story". The message usually connects to the real world. It connects to an event that has happened, is happening or is going to happen. The author also wants the reader to see or believe something in a different way. Sometimes there are more than one message.
In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding is portraying a very clear message. The message in short form: "With great power comes great responsibility." He is trying to tell us that being powerful is easy but using the power properly is not.
Another message that William Golding is telling us is that the difference between order and disorder is a line that is very thin. When there is order, disorder awaits around the corner. Someone might think that there is order, but then after a while here will be disorder.
One more message is that human beings are not perfect beings and that there is an evil side to them.
Your outline of Golding's message is interesting, but very brief and simplistic. The outline of the dystopian society needs more detail. You have not evaluated the effectiveness of Golding's message.
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