Lord of the Flies:
Lord of the Flies is an excellent representation of a state of nature until the ending. It is highly improbable, and interrupts the state of nature, not allowing it to play out naturally. Assuming that the boat captain never ended up on that exact island at a most opportune time, here is how the story would have played out. Ralph would have ran onto to the beach, been surrounded, killed, and sacrificed in the name of the best. In the state of nature the boys' society would have continued to devolve. They would run out of pigs for meat, and turned one another. To survive they would have ultimately turned to cannibalism and devoured their comrades. Eventually all would be destroyed, from starvation or slaughtered by the ones they once trusted. This is how the true state of nature would have ended.
The devolution of the boys society in Lord of the Flies, personifies human nature tendency towards savagery and selfishness when left unchecked.
Lost Boys of Sudan:
Though Sudan was not in total anarchy, they had no single government to unite them. This left them hanging dangerously close to a state of nature. This resulted in the same effects as a true state of nature: violence, chaos, and scarcity. However this was most experienced by the male children of Southern Sudan. They were exiled from their homes, forced to trek across kilometers of wilderness, and hunted by soldiers. They also faced ravenous beasts, hunger, and dehydration. Though they temporarily reached civilization, once again the government devolved into chaos and they had to flee to another refugee camp. Fortunately the government held together and they were finally safe. Some then emigrated to America and were given better lives. This is all evidence that a stable government always provides a better location than one in turmoil. This also further proves my theory about a state of nature equally a time of scarcity, violence, and chaos.
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