In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the protagonist Ralph portrays the theme of losing innocence. A plane carrying a bunch of schoolboys, crashes in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The pilot of the plane is killed, but many of the boys survive the crash and find themselves stranded on the island alone. Ralph the leader of the boys, addresses that being rescued and getting off this island is the first priority. Meanwhile, the antagonist of the book Jack disagrees and things food and hunting for meat is main priority. Later in the novel, all the boys turn on Ralph and become “savages” and uncivilized. Innocence is progressively lost through the boys by the leadership, the hunting, and their mental stability.
William Golding
William Golding