Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

Golding shows us that every human has savagery in them to some extent. Savagery is in every human’s life. We all have it and it's how we became who we are today. When rules of society are taken away our savage selves come out because we are all animals, evolution, and competition between one another. We would all do anything to preserve our lives. We all have savagery because we are animals. We all evolved from our primitive roots of humans and we still have not overcome them. In the book, Jack “swung back his right arm and hurled the spear with all his strength.” (Golding 49) Jack was just a choirboy with no prior experience with hunting. The desire to kill the beast inspired his actions and almost gave him superpowers that did not exist for him prior to arriving on the island. …show more content…
In this case we humans were savages and through evolution we still retain roots to be savages. Through years of evolution we added layers of civilization but our savage roots are still there. In the Lord of the Flies Ralph evolved into a savage after being the leader and a role model for the group. In chapter 12 Ralph, “launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up.”(Golding 195) Just like what any human would do is just like what our past times did. Ralph was put into a savage situation and his primitive behavior returned. When Jack's life was in danger he turned savage in order to protect himself. Fight or flight is a survival instinct in all creatures. Its either use force or run away. This is a survival trait that savage