what is the scar in lord of the flies

In the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, the scar refers to the area of the island that is damaged when the plane carrying the boys crashes into it. The scar is the path that the boys wrecked plane has cut across the island. It is a rip in the forest caused by the crash landing of the boys' plane on the island. According to critics and commentators on the novel, the symbolism of the scar represents the flaws or defects of humanity, and that man, and his savage nature, destroys paradise merely by entering it.