Savagery is a weapon used to kill and destroy all civilization and humanity. In the Lord of the Flies by William Golding savagery is the source of conflict that destroys the unity among the people. In the novel half of a plane filled with young British boys crashes on an unknown island, and the other half which contained the adults was lost at sea. At first the boys maintain a civilized society but as disagreements arise, tension and the fight for power emerge. The boys become savage by hunting like animals and eventually end up finding the evil within themselves and begin to hunt one another. Golding uses the condition of Piggy’s glasses to illustrate that savagery overcomes civility when there is an imbalance of power.
At the beginning of the novel Piggy’s glasses are in impeccable condition as is civilization among them and the clarity to decipher between right and wrong. Piggy pays great attention to the cleanliness of his glasses: “He took off his glasses and held them out to Ralph, blinking and smiling, and then started to wipe them against his grubby …show more content…
Jack becomes his own leader and takes a vital resource for survival from Piggy: “The chief led then, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses” (168). Civilization was overcome when Jack uses his power to steal and leaves Ralph, Piggy, and Simon without any source of survival for his own benefit and glorification. Piggy clearly understands Jack’s tactics to overcome civility, the evil within him, and explained it to Ralph: “They blinded me. See? That's Jack Merridew” (169). Destruction and violence were clearly displayed in the condition of Piggy’s glasses. Broken and defeated, they no longer serve a
At the beginning of the novel Piggy’s glasses are in impeccable condition as is civilization among them and the clarity to decipher between right and wrong. Piggy pays great attention to the cleanliness of his glasses: “He took off his glasses and held them out to Ralph, blinking and smiling, and then started to wipe them against his grubby …show more content…
Jack becomes his own leader and takes a vital resource for survival from Piggy: “The chief led then, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses” (168). Civilization was overcome when Jack uses his power to steal and leaves Ralph, Piggy, and Simon without any source of survival for his own benefit and glorification. Piggy clearly understands Jack’s tactics to overcome civility, the evil within him, and explained it to Ralph: “They blinded me. See? That's Jack Merridew” (169). Destruction and violence were clearly displayed in the condition of Piggy’s glasses. Broken and defeated, they no longer serve a