Fear and determination are emotions that drive people to do extraordinary things that they wouldn’t normally do; determined climbers top Everest, victims of felonious crimes may live because of the fear of harm and death, and army medics save lives as they are determined to defeat the fear of loss. However, what happens when a group of young boys experience their own taste of fear and determination? In the book Lord of The Flies, William Golding writes about his savage view of humanity, for he exposes the inherent, underlying evil that even just a young boy can possess, uncovers the boys’ minuscule compassion for the well-being of others, and reveals how they ruin the natural purity of the island and themselves. As Golding unveiled the
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The boys’ innate evil showcased itself in numerous ways, some being subtle, and others blatant. A few examples of the malicious acts that they committed were spearing Simon to death, sodomizing and murdering a sow and her fetuses, attempting to kill Ralph, igniting the whole island on fire, and terrorizing Piggy by beating him up. Despite all of these examples, one may argue that the true point that showed the absolute malevolence of the boys, was on page 181 when Roger released a huge boulder on top of Piggy, killing him instantly. Golding described this scene in a heart-rending way, starting with Ralph and Piggy yelling and almost pleading with Jack for him to see their ways. When suddenly Roger released the boulder, “the rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, …show more content…
Since the beginning, the boys never showed that they really cared for the well-being of their peers. For example, on page 21 Ralph told the others Piggy’s nickname even though he was told not to tell the others; also on pages 46 and 47, one of the littluns disappeared after the fire that got out of control and afterwards the boys showed little regard as to where he was and did not attempt to find him. Additionally, David D. Wilson, an assistant professor of the Department of English at Karunya University, pointed out in his paper A Study of ‘Game Metaphor’ In Golding’s Lord of The Flies another strong example of minimal caring. “Robert and Roger point out that they ‘want a real pig’ (p. 127) to complete the game that they can kill at the end of the game. Jack reveals the game metaphor right in his suggestion that they need someone who could dress up as a pig. He unconsciously acknowledges that this game will inevitably have [a] fatal end of someone from the group. He suggests the crowd to use Littluns, the most vulnerable and weak that he finds no value for them in the island society” (3). As demonstrated,neither Jack nor the boys care for the well-being of the others and getting rescued together was not a priority. That shows Golding’s views on humanity-selfish and cold, for they were willing to sacrifice little boys just so a game that they were
The boys’ innate evil showcased itself in numerous ways, some being subtle, and others blatant. A few examples of the malicious acts that they committed were spearing Simon to death, sodomizing and murdering a sow and her fetuses, attempting to kill Ralph, igniting the whole island on fire, and terrorizing Piggy by beating him up. Despite all of these examples, one may argue that the true point that showed the absolute malevolence of the boys, was on page 181 when Roger released a huge boulder on top of Piggy, killing him instantly. Golding described this scene in a heart-rending way, starting with Ralph and Piggy yelling and almost pleading with Jack for him to see their ways. When suddenly Roger released the boulder, “the rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, …show more content…
Since the beginning, the boys never showed that they really cared for the well-being of their peers. For example, on page 21 Ralph told the others Piggy’s nickname even though he was told not to tell the others; also on pages 46 and 47, one of the littluns disappeared after the fire that got out of control and afterwards the boys showed little regard as to where he was and did not attempt to find him. Additionally, David D. Wilson, an assistant professor of the Department of English at Karunya University, pointed out in his paper A Study of ‘Game Metaphor’ In Golding’s Lord of The Flies another strong example of minimal caring. “Robert and Roger point out that they ‘want a real pig’ (p. 127) to complete the game that they can kill at the end of the game. Jack reveals the game metaphor right in his suggestion that they need someone who could dress up as a pig. He unconsciously acknowledges that this game will inevitably have [a] fatal end of someone from the group. He suggests the crowd to use Littluns, the most vulnerable and weak that he finds no value for them in the island society” (3). As demonstrated,neither Jack nor the boys care for the well-being of the others and getting rescued together was not a priority. That shows Golding’s views on humanity-selfish and cold, for they were willing to sacrifice little boys just so a game that they were