William Golding’s Lord of the Flies tells of a group of young British boys evacuated from England who end up stranded on an island without any adults to help them get past the challenges of the island and themselves. During World War II many young boys found themselves evacuated to avoid the problems of war on the home front. This group’s plane occurred shot down yet most of the boys made it alive from the crash, and must create a civilization to live by and help them become rescued. The boys tried to develop a civilization where everyone had a specific role, but when order failed, fear and horror began to take over. Ultimately at the end of the experience, Ralph, the protagonist, “wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy” (Golding 202).
Ralph always buried his concerns without trying to fix them, and tried to be the best leader and help himself survive. When Ralph “wept for the end of innocence,” (Golding 202) he began to realize everything he had done that was not pure. He remembered his childhood and realized his innocence vanished because of the loss of the powers their “civilization” had. When Piggy realized Simon’s death, “was murder” (Golding 156) he attempted to contain the fact and not acknowledge it. Ralph took part blame for the death …show more content…
Ralph began to recognize all of the bad decisions he made, that humans gravitate towards evil, and that the death of a friend costed him more consequences than expected. Ralph did not realize at the time that his poor decisions would affect the entire civilization and the result of the groups rescue. Even though the boys tried to develop a civilization where everyone has a specific role to survive, their savageness shined
Ralph always buried his concerns without trying to fix them, and tried to be the best leader and help himself survive. When Ralph “wept for the end of innocence,” (Golding 202) he began to realize everything he had done that was not pure. He remembered his childhood and realized his innocence vanished because of the loss of the powers their “civilization” had. When Piggy realized Simon’s death, “was murder” (Golding 156) he attempted to contain the fact and not acknowledge it. Ralph took part blame for the death …show more content…
Ralph began to recognize all of the bad decisions he made, that humans gravitate towards evil, and that the death of a friend costed him more consequences than expected. Ralph did not realize at the time that his poor decisions would affect the entire civilization and the result of the groups rescue. Even though the boys tried to develop a civilization where everyone has a specific role to survive, their savageness shined