Lord of the Flies Essay
In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, many scholars, critics, and even Ralph (a main character in the novel) have asked, “What causes society to break down on the island?” The answer is believed to be ultimate savageness, the fear of the unknown, and the struggle for power. In the beginning of the novel, Jack is not quite cruel yet. When he encounters a piglet and goes to kill it he hesitates, causing the pig to run away. Jack explains that he was just waiting to decide where to stab him but, “They knew very well why he hadn’t: …because of the unbearable blood.”(31). After a while, though, Jack develops his hunting skills and becomes more and more fascinated with it where he eventually becomes the most cruel of them all. When Jack and the hunters kill their first pig they grow to be entertained and thrilled by the amount of blood bursting out. They even continuously chant, “’Kill …show more content…
The fear begins when one of the littluns mentions a “…snake-thing.” (35). The rest of the boys try to make excuses saying that It was just a dream or a nightmare, while Jack says they will make sure that there is not one when he and the hunters go hunting. This psychological fear runs through the minds of the boys constantly making everything seem like a threat. When the boys see a silhouette of a parachute the fear becomes more real than ever. The fear of the beats leads to the killing of Simon, the only one who knew the truth. As the boys grow more savage, their belief in the beast grows stronger. By the end of the novel, the boys are giving it gifts and even treating it like some kind of god. They did not need to believe that there was a beast but because there was so much fear, it lead to the existence of the beast. The more the boys acted evil the more real the beast became. Really, there was no beast and the only thing the boys had to fear was fear
In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, many scholars, critics, and even Ralph (a main character in the novel) have asked, “What causes society to break down on the island?” The answer is believed to be ultimate savageness, the fear of the unknown, and the struggle for power. In the beginning of the novel, Jack is not quite cruel yet. When he encounters a piglet and goes to kill it he hesitates, causing the pig to run away. Jack explains that he was just waiting to decide where to stab him but, “They knew very well why he hadn’t: …because of the unbearable blood.”(31). After a while, though, Jack develops his hunting skills and becomes more and more fascinated with it where he eventually becomes the most cruel of them all. When Jack and the hunters kill their first pig they grow to be entertained and thrilled by the amount of blood bursting out. They even continuously chant, “’Kill …show more content…
The fear begins when one of the littluns mentions a “…snake-thing.” (35). The rest of the boys try to make excuses saying that It was just a dream or a nightmare, while Jack says they will make sure that there is not one when he and the hunters go hunting. This psychological fear runs through the minds of the boys constantly making everything seem like a threat. When the boys see a silhouette of a parachute the fear becomes more real than ever. The fear of the beats leads to the killing of Simon, the only one who knew the truth. As the boys grow more savage, their belief in the beast grows stronger. By the end of the novel, the boys are giving it gifts and even treating it like some kind of god. They did not need to believe that there was a beast but because there was so much fear, it lead to the existence of the beast. The more the boys acted evil the more real the beast became. Really, there was no beast and the only thing the boys had to fear was fear