Lok Quotes Analysis

Quotation 1: “There is little food when the people come back from the sea. There are not yet berries nor fruit nor honey nor almost anything to eat. The people are thin with hunger and they must eat. They do not like the taste of meat but they must eat.” (Golding 56)
Analysis: This quotation demonstrates that Lok, who is the speaker in this scene, is a virtuous individual and attempts to be non-violent. Lok’s feeling of guilt in this scene indicates that his righteous trait is challenged because the Neanderthal clan is compelled to eat meat as there is limited food available. In contrast, however, most modern humans, including the Homo sapiens in this novel, do not even bother about eating any kinds of foods, including meat. Moreover, this quotation displays that the Neanderthal clan, including Lok, are very considerate and oppose animal violence, unlike the evolved species, who would attempt to eat anything that they desire. In addition, Lok’s steadfastness is explicitly shown when he does not attempt to feed on meat or inflict damage on the new people …show more content…
Additionally, unlike the Neanderthals, who feel guilty of eating meat, the old man has no concern about others’ lives and comfortably feeds on his food. His self-centredness is never challenged or transformed throughout this novel as he pleasures in fulfilling his own desires, whether it is righteous or unrighteous. The old man epitomizes the evolution of wickedness as he never seeks to become truce with the Neanderthals and instead, he only encourages his tribe to inflict damage on them by abducting and murdering. Furthermore, the old man is very short-tempered and aggressive in nature as it is clearly demonstrated by the way he eats the meat in the above quotation. Hence, this is why the old man, who is also known as Marlan, is greedy and constantly angry in this