Examples Of Innocence In Lord Of The Flies

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“All things truly wicked start from an innocence” - Ernest Hemingway. William Golding portrays innocence to wickedness through a character named Jack. The boys attempt to create a society after being stranded on the island. They will eventually fight for leadership. William Golding shows loss of innocence through a innocent choir boy who learns to hunt and ultimately a savage.
In the beginning of Lord of the Flies, Jack is an innocent choir boy stranded on a island. When Ralph calls them together Jack wonders if there is another adult on the island. “Isn’t there a man here?” (Golding 25). Jack shows how he is still an innocent choirboy because like all the other he is worried if there is an adult on the island. After realizing they need

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