The characters are the lifeblood to any piece of literature, fiction or nonfiction. A character shapes the story and is used to convey themes.. Everything from the character's appearance to their actions can spark thought in the reader as they follow along. In Heart of Darkness and Lord of the Flies both Conrad and Golding employ characterization to convey the idea that savagery is only a point view..
One of the first things that may come to mind when reading a piece of literature is the thoughts of the characters. Their personal thoughts and morals shape the story significantly and lead to many plot devices which attracts the reader. Both stories use savagery as a springboard and show how civilization evaporating can lead to many interesting …show more content…
For example, at the first look at Jack, one would think he thoroughly enjoys hunting and perceive nothing more. But when He “began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling (Golding 64)” the reader made the connection that his enjoyment for hunting had a deeper meaning than what could be expressed without movement. The action of a character works with their thought in order for the reader to express for themselves what they consider the connection is between the thoughts and actions of Jack. Another example is when everyone around Kurtz describes him and his actions to be wrong or that it was done at the wrong time. Without even a hint of the characters actions, one cannot fully connect mind with body and thus cannot be provided with an accurate and vivid representation of the character. To relate this to the stated theme, savagery cannot be determined solely off of thoughts alone. Such as in law, there must be an actus reus (action) and a mens rea (mental state) present for a crime to have occurred. The crime, to loosely translate it into the world of literature, would be the actions of the characters. To sum it all up, action and thought are like the sun and the moon; different aspects that play with each other in perfect
One of the first things that may come to mind when reading a piece of literature is the thoughts of the characters. Their personal thoughts and morals shape the story significantly and lead to many plot devices which attracts the reader. Both stories use savagery as a springboard and show how civilization evaporating can lead to many interesting …show more content…
For example, at the first look at Jack, one would think he thoroughly enjoys hunting and perceive nothing more. But when He “began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling (Golding 64)” the reader made the connection that his enjoyment for hunting had a deeper meaning than what could be expressed without movement. The action of a character works with their thought in order for the reader to express for themselves what they consider the connection is between the thoughts and actions of Jack. Another example is when everyone around Kurtz describes him and his actions to be wrong or that it was done at the wrong time. Without even a hint of the characters actions, one cannot fully connect mind with body and thus cannot be provided with an accurate and vivid representation of the character. To relate this to the stated theme, savagery cannot be determined solely off of thoughts alone. Such as in law, there must be an actus reus (action) and a mens rea (mental state) present for a crime to have occurred. The crime, to loosely translate it into the world of literature, would be the actions of the characters. To sum it all up, action and thought are like the sun and the moon; different aspects that play with each other in perfect