To me, this book strongly conveys the loss of innocence throughout the boys on the deserted island. They began their journey as sweet, kind, innocent school boys just looking for somewhere safe to go. As the book continues, they become cruel and have no innocence.
My chosen theme is the loss of innocence. William Golding tried to show us that anyone can lose their innocence in such a situation. The children start out just like any other kids. As they experience savagery they began to lose their innocence. Golding wants us to know that it could happen to anybody. Any human could commit the same crimes as the boys. Most readers wouldn’t have thought that Ralph would be guilty of savagery as well, but everyone has the ability to do such things. If you are in a situation where there are no rules, you would do the same.
As you get farther into the book, the children start to change as people. They spend long amounts of time without adults or rules to restrict them. They enjoy the freedom of it in the beginning but as the book continues, they abuse the power and go insane. It all …show more content…
Jack was just a normal boy until he killed a pig. His innocence was lost. Ralph also displays loss of innocence. Ralph begins to participate in the “games” of torture. A once unimpeachable child transformed into a bloodthirsty hunter. The symbols show that anyone can lose their innocence in certain situations. An additional symbol is the pig's head referred to as “lord of the flies”. The pig’s head tells Simon, “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!”. He is saying the beast is inside you. The beast is what strips your innocence. Another symbol is the island. The once beautiful, untouched island was filled with blood and death of the animals and boys. The face paint is an extremely important symbol. It When they wear it, they are not themselves. shows how the boys have become different people and crave the blood of
My chosen theme is the loss of innocence. William Golding tried to show us that anyone can lose their innocence in such a situation. The children start out just like any other kids. As they experience savagery they began to lose their innocence. Golding wants us to know that it could happen to anybody. Any human could commit the same crimes as the boys. Most readers wouldn’t have thought that Ralph would be guilty of savagery as well, but everyone has the ability to do such things. If you are in a situation where there are no rules, you would do the same.
As you get farther into the book, the children start to change as people. They spend long amounts of time without adults or rules to restrict them. They enjoy the freedom of it in the beginning but as the book continues, they abuse the power and go insane. It all …show more content…
Jack was just a normal boy until he killed a pig. His innocence was lost. Ralph also displays loss of innocence. Ralph begins to participate in the “games” of torture. A once unimpeachable child transformed into a bloodthirsty hunter. The symbols show that anyone can lose their innocence in certain situations. An additional symbol is the pig's head referred to as “lord of the flies”. The pig’s head tells Simon, “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!”. He is saying the beast is inside you. The beast is what strips your innocence. Another symbol is the island. The once beautiful, untouched island was filled with blood and death of the animals and boys. The face paint is an extremely important symbol. It When they wear it, they are not themselves. shows how the boys have become different people and crave the blood of