In William Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies, a group of boys are stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashed and the pilot was killed. They try to create a civilized community with rules and leaders, but quickly begin to fight and break apart. Throughout the book, the children slowly delve into barbaric savages and forget about rescue and all things civilized. Golding’s novel is a commentary of how fragile society is and man’s internal struggle between good and evil. Before writing Lord of the Flies, Golding fought in WWII, and witnessed the lowest forms of mankind. Because of his experiences, Golding believes that humans are innately evil and uses his book to describe the follies of mankind. A main theme in Lord of the Flies is killing the pigs on the island. In the beginning of the book, the boys want to kill the pigs for meat but are
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Ralph was the leader of the boys for most of the book, and he focused on getting them rescued, as shown on page 37, when during an assembly Ralph said “We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued”. Piggy was the brains of the operation, and was the logical thinker as well as caring for the littluns. Simon also cared for the littluns, getting them fruit and comforting them. If all three of these boys are good, then certainly Golding was showing that people can be inherently good. The problem with this line of thinking; however, is that these boys are either killed or attacked and don’t live the best lives on the island. Simon is killed by the hunters during a dance and his “...dead body moved out to open sea.” (154), Piggy is smashed by a large rock pushed by Roger, and Ralph is forced to run for his life after being attacked by the sadistic group of boys. Golding is showing us how evil can quickly overcome good and take over people’s lives affecting not only them, but others around
Ralph was the leader of the boys for most of the book, and he focused on getting them rescued, as shown on page 37, when during an assembly Ralph said “We want to be rescued; and of course we shall be rescued”. Piggy was the brains of the operation, and was the logical thinker as well as caring for the littluns. Simon also cared for the littluns, getting them fruit and comforting them. If all three of these boys are good, then certainly Golding was showing that people can be inherently good. The problem with this line of thinking; however, is that these boys are either killed or attacked and don’t live the best lives on the island. Simon is killed by the hunters during a dance and his “...dead body moved out to open sea.” (154), Piggy is smashed by a large rock pushed by Roger, and Ralph is forced to run for his life after being attacked by the sadistic group of boys. Golding is showing us how evil can quickly overcome good and take over people’s lives affecting not only them, but others around