Sir William Golding was someone who only saw the negative aspects in all things. He always saw the world to be a dreadful place due to the people who have populated the Earth. In order to display his pessimistic point of view, he created a novel titled Lord of the flies. In the novel, William Golding familiarized his audience with three groups of boys; the hunters, the younger children and the rational thinkers. Each faction of boys in the book; Lord of the Flies held a significant meaning. Jack and his hunters represented people who are fanatics because they act on instinct and do not take responsibility for the impacts they have caused. The younger children are similar to the powerless citizens since they act exactly like sheep and follow
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Throughout the story, Jack and his hunters have been extremely violent towards all living things. Ever since, he was appointed as lead hunter, his personal mission was to butcher a pig (Golding, 51). Eventually, his goal was completed, the assassination of a pig left the hunters and certainly Jack very satisfied (Golding, 69), but the hunger for murder only began to grow within that group. Jack and the hunters began to kill more pigs. They stuck a pig’s head upon a stick because they viewed the pig as a prized possession (Golding, 137). In addition, to all the living things they have killed, Simon and Piggy would be added to the list. Piggy and Simon lost their lives due to these boys being severely aggressive (Golding, 154 and 181). The hunters did not feel any remorse after the murders they committed upon both boys. Also, the hunters have demonstrated they use propaganda to their advantage. Jack decided to utilize face paint and sang and dance around fire to aid their group tremendously when they are heading into combat against the beast or if meat is needed (Golding 63). Additionally, after Jack has been embarrassed for the second time due to his loss against Ralph in the election, he formed his own tribe where he promised an enjoyable time and lifetime supply of meat (Golding, 127). Lastly, the hunters are the …show more content…
In the beginning, all the boys were scattered throughout the island. With the help of the conch, Ralph gathered all the boys in one area. Since he assembled everyone, he was elected the leader of the island by the majority; most of his votes were casted by the young children. “Ralph counted, I’m chief then.” (Golding, 23). The young boys follows the commands to keep the peace within the group for example: they attended meetings, watched the fire and helped with shelter buildings. Also, the young boys obeyed Ralph for a long period of time because he never made the littluns feel threatened. After the littluns were comfortable with their situation upon the island, they faded into the background. Rather than contributing to the division between the older boys, they decided to play in the water together and created sand castles (Golding, 50). Once Jack Merridew announced he was creating his own tribe, most of the littluns decided to stay together and join Jack’s tribe. One of the reasons they have joined the hunter’s side is because they are fearful of what Jack and his tribe are capable of. The young boys were smart because rather than sticking their ground against a ferocious group, they came to the decision to join them. After the death of Piggy and Simon, none of the bystanders commented
Throughout the story, Jack and his hunters have been extremely violent towards all living things. Ever since, he was appointed as lead hunter, his personal mission was to butcher a pig (Golding, 51). Eventually, his goal was completed, the assassination of a pig left the hunters and certainly Jack very satisfied (Golding, 69), but the hunger for murder only began to grow within that group. Jack and the hunters began to kill more pigs. They stuck a pig’s head upon a stick because they viewed the pig as a prized possession (Golding, 137). In addition, to all the living things they have killed, Simon and Piggy would be added to the list. Piggy and Simon lost their lives due to these boys being severely aggressive (Golding, 154 and 181). The hunters did not feel any remorse after the murders they committed upon both boys. Also, the hunters have demonstrated they use propaganda to their advantage. Jack decided to utilize face paint and sang and dance around fire to aid their group tremendously when they are heading into combat against the beast or if meat is needed (Golding 63). Additionally, after Jack has been embarrassed for the second time due to his loss against Ralph in the election, he formed his own tribe where he promised an enjoyable time and lifetime supply of meat (Golding, 127). Lastly, the hunters are the …show more content…
In the beginning, all the boys were scattered throughout the island. With the help of the conch, Ralph gathered all the boys in one area. Since he assembled everyone, he was elected the leader of the island by the majority; most of his votes were casted by the young children. “Ralph counted, I’m chief then.” (Golding, 23). The young boys follows the commands to keep the peace within the group for example: they attended meetings, watched the fire and helped with shelter buildings. Also, the young boys obeyed Ralph for a long period of time because he never made the littluns feel threatened. After the littluns were comfortable with their situation upon the island, they faded into the background. Rather than contributing to the division between the older boys, they decided to play in the water together and created sand castles (Golding, 50). Once Jack Merridew announced he was creating his own tribe, most of the littluns decided to stay together and join Jack’s tribe. One of the reasons they have joined the hunter’s side is because they are fearful of what Jack and his tribe are capable of. The young boys were smart because rather than sticking their ground against a ferocious group, they came to the decision to join them. After the death of Piggy and Simon, none of the bystanders commented