Savagery And Lord Of The Flies Analysis

Register to read the introduction… It only exists in the minds of humanity. Are hot and cold separates? No, they are differences in temperature; it is not possible to know hot unless we have cold to compare it with. The only difference is that they are at different ends of the scale. Even then, hot and cold vary on perception, what a child may find hot, could be warm or cold to an adult. In general, most people believe that helping others is good, whilst harming others is evil. However, everyone has a different definition of what is harmful and helpful. While some things are considered evil by nearly everyone, such as dishonesty, lying, murder, etc., there are a lot of actions that can be considered good by some and evil by others. In previous societies, where people mostly agreed on what was good and what was evil, the concept of evil served the function of letting people know what was socially acceptable and what was …show more content…
In Lord of the Flies, all the boys are in the same situation, but they all, even Ralph, satirize Piggy, the most disadvantaged boy on the island, because he is physically inferior compared to the others. Some examples of this are, “’You’re talking too much,’ said Jack Merridew. ‘Shut up, Fatty.’ Laughter arose. He’s not Fatty,’ cried Ralph, ‘his real name’s Piggy!’…A storm of laughter arouse…” Due to Piggy’s lack of social skills, his asthma and heavyset body image, he is bullied quiet a lot. Piggy isn’t the only one bullied. Roger tramples through the littluns' sandcastles quite deliberately, as he enjoys causing pain and suffering to other boys. Maurice follows him because he is also a bully, but unlike Roger he is also a coward. He is happy to follow Roger's lead but lacks the nerve to do things by himself. Even while kicking down the sandcastles Maurice is mentally preparing an excuse in his mind. Teasing and bullying are a part of everyone’s lives at some point or another and they change people, especially children or adolescents. Bullying has an effect on everyone and it changes the way they act and perceive the …show more content…
The concept of evil has less power than it used to. In fact, our modern society is so large and so diverse that you could probably engage in any deviant activity you wanted and still find a place in our society that would accept you. Evil exists in every human, no matter what you say. You just need something to bring it out. Bullying mainly causes more violence, but some have argued that bullying can teach life lessons, instill strength, how to manage disputes and boost their ability to interact with others. Piggy’s, even up to the moment of his death, perspective does not change, this is probably due to the fact that he has learnt to speak up for himself, as he has been Picked on by many boys. Golding sees moral behavior, in many cases, as something that civilization forces upon the individual rather than a natural expression of human individuality. When left to their own devices, Golding implies, people naturally revert to cruelty, savagery, and