Civilization vs. Rebellion
In a world of fear and horror, The 1954 classic Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows a group of young men who get stranded on a island with no communication to the outside world.Tension rises when two of the boys, Ralph and Jack, fight over leadership of the group. Ralph is the clear leader and the group votes for him. Later on in the story, Jack and his hunters decide to rebel against Ralph and all hell breaks loose as most of the members gravitate toward Jack. Towards the end of the story, Ralph loses hope because he is alone and being hunted by the others. In an act of savagery, Jack and his members light the forest on fire. Consequently, the fire sends a ship to the island and the boys finally get rescued. This shows a main theme that breaking the rules of civilization can lead to savagery.
A community starts to form, but soon, things go weary. The first moment in the story that shows a glimpse of savagery happens when Jack and Ralph are having a conversation after a group meeting. They are discussing how the group is running out of resources and need more to survive. Jack feels affected because he is in charge of the hunters, “ I thought I might kill”(64) Golding. The insanity …show more content…
The island became so gruesome that they imagined there is a beast living on it, and if the group was given the opportunity, they would slay it. Simon was walking back to the fire as he realized there is no beast and the beast was just a figment of their imagination. When he returned, the group mistook him for a beast and killed him, “Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea” (216). Simon’s death proved to be the downfall of the group. Savagery became a way of life for them, and all they began to do is hunt for food then devour it at the fire in the night. Civilization was not existent. The group’s savage ways shows that when you rebel, you can create chaos in a
In a world of fear and horror, The 1954 classic Lord of the Flies by William Golding follows a group of young men who get stranded on a island with no communication to the outside world.Tension rises when two of the boys, Ralph and Jack, fight over leadership of the group. Ralph is the clear leader and the group votes for him. Later on in the story, Jack and his hunters decide to rebel against Ralph and all hell breaks loose as most of the members gravitate toward Jack. Towards the end of the story, Ralph loses hope because he is alone and being hunted by the others. In an act of savagery, Jack and his members light the forest on fire. Consequently, the fire sends a ship to the island and the boys finally get rescued. This shows a main theme that breaking the rules of civilization can lead to savagery.
A community starts to form, but soon, things go weary. The first moment in the story that shows a glimpse of savagery happens when Jack and Ralph are having a conversation after a group meeting. They are discussing how the group is running out of resources and need more to survive. Jack feels affected because he is in charge of the hunters, “ I thought I might kill”(64) Golding. The insanity …show more content…
The island became so gruesome that they imagined there is a beast living on it, and if the group was given the opportunity, they would slay it. Simon was walking back to the fire as he realized there is no beast and the beast was just a figment of their imagination. When he returned, the group mistook him for a beast and killed him, “Simon’s dead body moved out toward the open sea” (216). Simon’s death proved to be the downfall of the group. Savagery became a way of life for them, and all they began to do is hunt for food then devour it at the fire in the night. Civilization was not existent. The group’s savage ways shows that when you rebel, you can create chaos in a