Consequences Of Humanity In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

In the world today, everyone is responsible for their actions. If a murder takes place, charges would go against the murderer. They would spend time in jail and deal with the consequences of their actions. However, in the book Lord of the Flies, there are boys who crash on a deserted island do not have to deal with societal consequences for their actions such as murder. They are free from accountability by adults and other supervision for any wrongdoings that they commit. These boys set up their own form of civilization, and as the book continues, the columns of their civilization starts to fall apart. In the boys civilization, they elected a chief. If a person elects a leader, which characteristic would they want their leader to have? A leader who procrastinates, or one who gets things …show more content…
While Golding emphasizes more on the shift from tip-top English boys to corrupt and sinful, Gibran focuses on the sturdy characteristics humans possess. Nevertheless, both illustrate a common theme; without accountability, society would not be able to function properly, and with the listings of good attributes which Gibran calls to our attention, society can thrive without collapse.
To start off, during Lord of the Flies, there is a “beast” which has many symbolic meanings; for example, the “beast” represents the savage actions the boys take during the book. When the “beast” controls the boys mind, their want for blood leads them to commit a slew of serious crimes, which they simply rub off like specks of dirt. First off, the boys perpetrated a murder on Simon without any feelings of guilt afterwards. In the words of Golding, Simon cried “out against the abominable noise. [He] struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water” (Golding 152-153). The author illustrates the pain that Simon is going through even after the boys have