Exploring William Golding’s View of Humanity in Lord of the Flies
Views and standards within society in the mid-1900s were different compared to today’s society. William Golding was an author in the 1900’s who was most notorious for writing Lord of the Flies, which gave a good demonstration of society’s good and evil sides through childhood innocence. For instance, characters such as Jack show the evil side by portraying the characteristics of a bully. Golding shows that he is hopeful in life with the touching conclusion of the book; as the officer lays his eyes on a ship in the distance, which can symbolize the journey across life. Lastly, this paper will also explore the development of the views of humanity from Golding’s perspective. …show more content…
He wore glasses, was overweight and had a somewhat shy personality. On the other hand, Ralph was a born leader. He was attractive, strong with his opinions and a smart boy. Automatically, the author is telling us that these two can truly only represent the good side of society—even if they both have opposite characteristics in personality and physique. In the second chapter, the readers learn about Jack, who is supposedly to represent the bad of the society. Compared to Ralph, his looks aren’t quite as good as his. However in leadership, the boys on the island praise him over Ralph because of his fiery attitude towards hunting and having fun on the island; the opposite of Ralph’s views. Golding sets Jack’s role to play the devil’s advocate, for he always seem to fail to listen to Ralph’s orders or goes …show more content…
In the 1950s, a thing such as bullying was not tolerated in children’s society. If there was an issue with another child, typically that child would physically take it out all in one shot instead of a constant oppress against the other. It seems like children back then were strictly prohibited from the behaviours of the typical bullies today. Golding does a great job of pointing out the bully of the book and fitting the perfect characteristics that fit the stereotypical modern bully. That may also explain why Lord of the Flies was so critically acclaimed. A lot of the scenes—especially the last, explored immensely through the meaning of society and its journey that is put forth. Jack was given such a harsh role that it is so comparable to the reality of life and at the time, the taboo traits that were given. Bullying was only a growing issue since the time Lord of the Flies was written. Thus this book also introduced some of the conflicts in society that were less unknown to some people
Views and standards within society in the mid-1900s were different compared to today’s society. William Golding was an author in the 1900’s who was most notorious for writing Lord of the Flies, which gave a good demonstration of society’s good and evil sides through childhood innocence. For instance, characters such as Jack show the evil side by portraying the characteristics of a bully. Golding shows that he is hopeful in life with the touching conclusion of the book; as the officer lays his eyes on a ship in the distance, which can symbolize the journey across life. Lastly, this paper will also explore the development of the views of humanity from Golding’s perspective. …show more content…
He wore glasses, was overweight and had a somewhat shy personality. On the other hand, Ralph was a born leader. He was attractive, strong with his opinions and a smart boy. Automatically, the author is telling us that these two can truly only represent the good side of society—even if they both have opposite characteristics in personality and physique. In the second chapter, the readers learn about Jack, who is supposedly to represent the bad of the society. Compared to Ralph, his looks aren’t quite as good as his. However in leadership, the boys on the island praise him over Ralph because of his fiery attitude towards hunting and having fun on the island; the opposite of Ralph’s views. Golding sets Jack’s role to play the devil’s advocate, for he always seem to fail to listen to Ralph’s orders or goes …show more content…
In the 1950s, a thing such as bullying was not tolerated in children’s society. If there was an issue with another child, typically that child would physically take it out all in one shot instead of a constant oppress against the other. It seems like children back then were strictly prohibited from the behaviours of the typical bullies today. Golding does a great job of pointing out the bully of the book and fitting the perfect characteristics that fit the stereotypical modern bully. That may also explain why Lord of the Flies was so critically acclaimed. A lot of the scenes—especially the last, explored immensely through the meaning of society and its journey that is put forth. Jack was given such a harsh role that it is so comparable to the reality of life and at the time, the taboo traits that were given. Bullying was only a growing issue since the time Lord of the Flies was written. Thus this book also introduced some of the conflicts in society that were less unknown to some people