Have you ever wondered what made an individual turn bad? In the book “Lord of the Flies” by, William Golding and the article “Why boys become vicious” also by, Golding. Golding demonstrates that if no parents are around the children may become aggressive and evil. This also shows a lack of humanity because of who they become once they reach a certain state or do not have guidance.
In Why Boys Become Vicious It shows that without parental guidance boys can become vicious. So because there is no parents around. The boys have no guidance only what they do to survive. Stealing and possibly murdering to survive. From why boys become vicious “Without support of mothers and fathers, such children underclass that …show more content…
Without guidance or supervision, kids do not know what is bad behavior and good behavior. From the beginning the boys are looking for a leader, but the leader is only five through twelve and still young and unwise. When the boys are aggressive chanting of murdering the beast and cutting its throat.
In the beginning of the book when the boys first meet each other and looking for a parent or someone to take in charge they could not find one. So they go to a ten year old who has no clue how to rule or what is wrong and right. When they are looking for a parent, “Aren’t there any grownups at all. I don’t think so “(2).It shows at the beginning of the book how at the beginning of the book they are looking for a leader and only find themselves. Looking for an adult, but could not find one.
Another point when violence is shown without parents is when the boys are chanting. The boys in Jack’s tribe are chanting like wild beast. And chanting about murdering a pig. The boys chant,” Kill the Beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!”(136). shows the sheer violence of Jack’s tribe. Without parents these kids have no guidance or clue what they are doing and are randomly murder. They are unwise and too young to know what is right and what is