Savagery And Civilization In Lord Of The Flies

The relationship between savagery and civilization is crucial in Lord of the Flies. In the beginning of the story, Ralph knew how important it was to start a fire and to keep it burning so their likeliness of being rescued would increase. After Roger pushes a boulder, killing Piggy and shattering the conch in chapter 11, the civilization remaining in the boys began to disappear. When the conch shattered, society and order fell with it. The remainder of the book, Jack is determined to hunt and kill Ralph. To accomplish this, Jack uses smoke in an attempt to kill Ralph. The overall storyline proposes that the fall of human civilization lead to the fight for survival, Ralph against Jack. However, the evil in mankind ends up saving the boys. And although, the boys lost their civilization, something good came out of the evil in human nature. The ending of Lord of the Flies was ironic because instead of the signal fire Ralph built in the beginning of the story, it was Jack, who created a leadership that was feared by others and his smoke that caught the officer's eye and saved the boys. …show more content…
The poem Still Here and The Rose that Grew from Concrete both send powerful messages of the tough times life constantly throws at us. Still Here is a poem about no matter how hard life has been and no matter how badly you’ve been defeated by someone or at some point in your life, it’s important that we live and get the most out of life. This is something people often take for granted, but I think it’s key that we realize how lucky we are to still be here and to not let those hard times take advantage of