Locked away by the walls of the ocean young ones struggle to survive the monster of the mind itself. All alone without the wise judgement of their guardians their minds twist into survival by savagery. Not all have turned to the darkness of insanity. Piggy defended his wise and rational mind when his environment was drastically changing. As for Jack, he has fallen into the depths of darkness. His mind turned savage, his prey was not solely wild pigs. He mercilessly torchered and murdered his fellow peers. In the end, Jack’s physical health and his social status lead to his survival. On the other hand, Piggy maintained his mental state and ended up being murdered.
Surviving on an island is sometimes survival of the fittest. In this case, Jack has the clear advantage. Jack is an active well fit young man unlike Piggy who tends to be sluggish. Piggy relies on his specs to be able to see the world but when they are taken he is nearly blind. Through the novel Jack becomes an avid hunter for wild pigs. While Piggy sits back and thinks about things. Piggy is tied down due to having asthma and being overweight. Jack meanwhile is motivated and obsessed with hunting and killing things in a savage way. He states “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” In …show more content…
In the beginning of the book Jack is a normal mentally stable kid as shown by his words: “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We’re English; and the English are the best at everything. So we've got to do the right things.”Jack becomes intrigued by the role of a dictator. His savage dictatorship swiftly swings out of control. He is seen as leader to all but two; Ralph and Piggy reject his savage actions. Unlike Jack’s followers, Ralph and Piggy know right from wrong. As described by Ralph, “Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.” Piggy is fearing the worst, he knows the group is rapidly going
Surviving on an island is sometimes survival of the fittest. In this case, Jack has the clear advantage. Jack is an active well fit young man unlike Piggy who tends to be sluggish. Piggy relies on his specs to be able to see the world but when they are taken he is nearly blind. Through the novel Jack becomes an avid hunter for wild pigs. While Piggy sits back and thinks about things. Piggy is tied down due to having asthma and being overweight. Jack meanwhile is motivated and obsessed with hunting and killing things in a savage way. He states “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” In …show more content…
In the beginning of the book Jack is a normal mentally stable kid as shown by his words: “We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We’re English; and the English are the best at everything. So we've got to do the right things.”Jack becomes intrigued by the role of a dictator. His savage dictatorship swiftly swings out of control. He is seen as leader to all but two; Ralph and Piggy reject his savage actions. Unlike Jack’s followers, Ralph and Piggy know right from wrong. As described by Ralph, “Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains.” Piggy is fearing the worst, he knows the group is rapidly going