In “Lord of The Flies,” Golding conceives a dystopian society post World War II. The story tells of young boys stranded on an island following a plane crash. Some persist, while others perished. The theme Golding conveys is how people modify themselves for the benefit of survival.
As the boys try to adapt to island life, they began to develop different motives. While Ralph’s first attempt at rescue failed, Jack and his hunters “had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink.” (59) This shows that the boys are doing things they believe will help them stay alive. Ralph thought that Jack was wrong for letting the fire go out, yet the hunters were “one of admiration at this handsome behavior.” (61) The hunters’ admiration indicates that the hunters are rather dependent, and support Jack as his followers.
Holding on to their sanity, some boys refused to adapt to the island. Piggy, a logical character, …show more content…
Humans? Animals? Or savages? What’s grown ups going to think? Going off -- hunting pigs -- letting fires out -- and now!” (79) This is significant because Piggy notices “the world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.” (79). Although he is a fragile young boy, Piggy he relies on his intelligence rather than his physical strength to help him survive, and attempt to help others as well. Even though they heard Piggy well and clear, Jack and his hunters disregarded his opinions, and went hunting once again. After he finally hunted another pig, Jack ferociously “started to work on the sow and paunched her, lugging out the hot bags of colored guts, pushing them into a pile on the rock while the others watched him.” (121) This reveals the boys exhibiting inapposite
As the boys try to adapt to island life, they began to develop different motives. While Ralph’s first attempt at rescue failed, Jack and his hunters “had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink.” (59) This shows that the boys are doing things they believe will help them stay alive. Ralph thought that Jack was wrong for letting the fire go out, yet the hunters were “one of admiration at this handsome behavior.” (61) The hunters’ admiration indicates that the hunters are rather dependent, and support Jack as his followers.
Holding on to their sanity, some boys refused to adapt to the island. Piggy, a logical character, …show more content…
Humans? Animals? Or savages? What’s grown ups going to think? Going off -- hunting pigs -- letting fires out -- and now!” (79) This is significant because Piggy notices “the world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away.” (79). Although he is a fragile young boy, Piggy he relies on his intelligence rather than his physical strength to help him survive, and attempt to help others as well. Even though they heard Piggy well and clear, Jack and his hunters disregarded his opinions, and went hunting once again. After he finally hunted another pig, Jack ferociously “started to work on the sow and paunched her, lugging out the hot bags of colored guts, pushing them into a pile on the rock while the others watched him.” (121) This reveals the boys exhibiting inapposite