The Sound of the Selfish
Throughout history many powerful figures and their supporters have committed callous deeds to fulfill personal needs and beliefs. For example, Leopold II, the colonial leader of Belgium, was assigned to help improve the lives of the inhabitants, but instead killed over fifteen million Congolese for his own personal gain, committing some of the most atrocious crimes in history with the help of his followers. The boys in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, suffer from this, a problem that has lived on through many generations. In the midst of a vicious war, the boys crash land on a desolate island and quickly elect a leader to control the society. However, the structure soon falls apart due to material pleasures being prioritized. Due to this, the boys start losing their civilized behaviors and become savages. The savage actions the boys commit, such as stealing and killing, displays the theme of how fulfilling one’s own selfish personal needs with cruel actions can influence themselves and those around to lose their morals.
Within the course of the novel, Golding shows the decline into savagery, mainly through Within the course of the novel, Golding shows the decline into savagery, mainly through Jack and his craving to have fun, to illustrate selfishness as a form of motivation. Jack’s extreme desire of hunting for entertainment is the direct cause of his inconsiderate behavior which consequently leads …show more content…
William Golding’s cast of divers characters demonstrate the natural behavior of selfishness and cruelty that everyone possesses Golding interprets the boys in this manner to display the theme of cruel actions with selfish intentions can influence oneself and those around to become less civilized. He wisely did this to show that it is a continuing struggle which will follow mankind into its self-dug
Throughout history many powerful figures and their supporters have committed callous deeds to fulfill personal needs and beliefs. For example, Leopold II, the colonial leader of Belgium, was assigned to help improve the lives of the inhabitants, but instead killed over fifteen million Congolese for his own personal gain, committing some of the most atrocious crimes in history with the help of his followers. The boys in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, suffer from this, a problem that has lived on through many generations. In the midst of a vicious war, the boys crash land on a desolate island and quickly elect a leader to control the society. However, the structure soon falls apart due to material pleasures being prioritized. Due to this, the boys start losing their civilized behaviors and become savages. The savage actions the boys commit, such as stealing and killing, displays the theme of how fulfilling one’s own selfish personal needs with cruel actions can influence themselves and those around to lose their morals.
Within the course of the novel, Golding shows the decline into savagery, mainly through Within the course of the novel, Golding shows the decline into savagery, mainly through Jack and his craving to have fun, to illustrate selfishness as a form of motivation. Jack’s extreme desire of hunting for entertainment is the direct cause of his inconsiderate behavior which consequently leads …show more content…
William Golding’s cast of divers characters demonstrate the natural behavior of selfishness and cruelty that everyone possesses Golding interprets the boys in this manner to display the theme of cruel actions with selfish intentions can influence oneself and those around to become less civilized. He wisely did this to show that it is a continuing struggle which will follow mankind into its self-dug