Savagery Taking over Civilization in Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, develops the battle between civilization, and savagery. The battle between civilization and savagery keeps on growing as the boys are starting to ignore rules, and lose hope of going back to civilization. Lord of the Flies, is about a group of boys, with no adults, that crash onto a deserted island. As the boys try to survive, a boy named Ralph is elected chief, and they try to survive. The boys set up a fire to make sure that if a boat passes, it will see the island with the fire, and come to their rescue. Unfortunately, Jack and Ralph have different priorities, which is keeping a fire going and building shelters for Ralph, while it is just hunting …show more content…
The first kill is a big step towards savagery, as the boys have probably never killed a big animal, such as a pig. This action is a very big symbol of savagery finally taking over Jack, as he was not able to kill the pig the first time he caught one. “‘You cut a pig’s throat to let the blood out,’ said Jack, ‘otherwise you can’t eat the meat.’” (29). This demonstrates how Jack knew perfectly well how to kill a pig, and he had all the tools he needed to do it when they had recently landed on the island, but he was feeling too civilized to bring himself to take a life from a living being. “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” (29). This signifies how Jack was scared of all the blood spilling from a living being at the beginning of their arrival onto the island, but as time went by, Jack started to crave a bloodlust, as he had to find a way to entertain himself, and have something to do, as well as being able to eat meat. “‘There was lashings of blood,’ said Jack, laughing and shuddering, ‘you should have seen it!’ ‘We’ll go hunting every day-’” (73). This shows how Jack turned to savagery, with his bloodlust for killing animals, while he was not able to before, and this shows that Jack is turning to savagery as he is losing hope for
Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, develops the battle between civilization, and savagery. The battle between civilization and savagery keeps on growing as the boys are starting to ignore rules, and lose hope of going back to civilization. Lord of the Flies, is about a group of boys, with no adults, that crash onto a deserted island. As the boys try to survive, a boy named Ralph is elected chief, and they try to survive. The boys set up a fire to make sure that if a boat passes, it will see the island with the fire, and come to their rescue. Unfortunately, Jack and Ralph have different priorities, which is keeping a fire going and building shelters for Ralph, while it is just hunting …show more content…
The first kill is a big step towards savagery, as the boys have probably never killed a big animal, such as a pig. This action is a very big symbol of savagery finally taking over Jack, as he was not able to kill the pig the first time he caught one. “‘You cut a pig’s throat to let the blood out,’ said Jack, ‘otherwise you can’t eat the meat.’” (29). This demonstrates how Jack knew perfectly well how to kill a pig, and he had all the tools he needed to do it when they had recently landed on the island, but he was feeling too civilized to bring himself to take a life from a living being. “They knew very well why he hadn’t: because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because of the unbearable blood.” (29). This signifies how Jack was scared of all the blood spilling from a living being at the beginning of their arrival onto the island, but as time went by, Jack started to crave a bloodlust, as he had to find a way to entertain himself, and have something to do, as well as being able to eat meat. “‘There was lashings of blood,’ said Jack, laughing and shuddering, ‘you should have seen it!’ ‘We’ll go hunting every day-’” (73). This shows how Jack turned to savagery, with his bloodlust for killing animals, while he was not able to before, and this shows that Jack is turning to savagery as he is losing hope for