Fear can bring out the worst in humans. When fear is introduced in a situation, civilization can collapse. This collapse can bring out savagery in people. In Lord of the Flies William Golding shows a battle between civilization versus savagery.
In the book Jack represents savagery. "He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. "I went on. I thought, by myself—“ The madness came into his eyes again. "I thought I might kill.” (3,37-40) Here Jack gets excited from the thrill of killing the pig. This is where we see the first glimpse of savagery come out in Jack because it says that the madness came into his eyes agin meaning that the savagery was filling him up. The conflict of civilization versus savagery
In the book Jack represents savagery. "He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up. "I went on. I thought, by myself—“ The madness came into his eyes again. "I thought I might kill.” (3,37-40) Here Jack gets excited from the thrill of killing the pig. This is where we see the first glimpse of savagery come out in Jack because it says that the madness came into his eyes agin meaning that the savagery was filling him up. The conflict of civilization versus savagery