In society people tend to be pressured by external forces that tell a person how to act as a participant within it. When these rules are thrown away and one can escape; man tends to resort back to prehistoric ways and take on a savage nature. In the novel; Lord of The Flies, William Golding reveals through symbols and the character development of Jack and Ralph that man has the potential to resort back to basic animal nature when the etiquette of society is ripped from one’s conscious; ultimately ending in his psychological demise.
When faced with a situation, a person tends to react differently than the person next to him. Some people may take on the leader role; others more of a bystander role. Additionally, the way one reacts shows just …show more content…
The Eden the boy’s originally thought they landed on turned into a killing field and at the heart of the destruction is Jack; living a boyish game of war. Killing is the only thing on his mind no matter what or who it is and without realizing it he has succumbed to the tendency to self destruct in an attempt to rule over nature and other men. On the other hand, this need to exert his authoritative role lead to his undoing in the end of the novel for he “gave himself up to his tears and sobs and the shuddering spasms that wrenched his whole body.” It is in this line that Jack snaps back into the etiquette of society and takes a deep look at the horrors he has made and is ashamed of them. He now realizes he got lost in the mob mentality of having no adults or societal norms to conform to and he is now mortified with himself. He is so ashamed he won’t even say he’s the boss of the boys when the officer asks who’s in charge. Therefore these actions show how much more growing up Jack must do in order to become a …show more content…
Through the development of Jack and Ralph; readers are given an insight into the role social norms play on a day to day basis for if they ceased to exist; could the evolution of man potentially end up like these boys? If so, to what extent would this alter man’s ability to live freely from the conditions placed upon
When faced with a situation, a person tends to react differently than the person next to him. Some people may take on the leader role; others more of a bystander role. Additionally, the way one reacts shows just …show more content…
The Eden the boy’s originally thought they landed on turned into a killing field and at the heart of the destruction is Jack; living a boyish game of war. Killing is the only thing on his mind no matter what or who it is and without realizing it he has succumbed to the tendency to self destruct in an attempt to rule over nature and other men. On the other hand, this need to exert his authoritative role lead to his undoing in the end of the novel for he “gave himself up to his tears and sobs and the shuddering spasms that wrenched his whole body.” It is in this line that Jack snaps back into the etiquette of society and takes a deep look at the horrors he has made and is ashamed of them. He now realizes he got lost in the mob mentality of having no adults or societal norms to conform to and he is now mortified with himself. He is so ashamed he won’t even say he’s the boss of the boys when the officer asks who’s in charge. Therefore these actions show how much more growing up Jack must do in order to become a …show more content…
Through the development of Jack and Ralph; readers are given an insight into the role social norms play on a day to day basis for if they ceased to exist; could the evolution of man potentially end up like these boys? If so, to what extent would this alter man’s ability to live freely from the conditions placed upon