Society as we know it is very civilized and organized, or so we think it is. Nothing is more fragile than society, so we use other means to keep it stable. Savagery will inevitably take over resulting in the deterioration of knowledge without successful intervention of a higher power. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, savagery takes over the boy’s society as they lose their knowledge of the society they all were once a part of. The knowledge deteriorates as the group of boys move more towards savagery and they cannot escape this rapid change without the help of higher power. The knowledge and memories the boys had from the society they were accustomed to before they were stranded begin to collapse as the group as a whole moves more
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The boys have harassed, pushed around and exploited the one piece of their society they have left throughout the entire duration they have been on the island. When Jack and the rest of the group leave Ralph and Piggy for a more savage state of being, Ralph and Piggy try to get everyone back together and recreate the democracy they once held onto for survival, but Jack’s power had become too much to compete with. He took one of the last pieces of Ralph’s democracy. Jack is now the only major power on the island, “He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses” (242). Piggy’s glasses represent the last bit of knowledge the boys have had since before they crashed onto the island. Jack successfully eliminated democracy on the island, and his power grows stronger. There is no one there to intervene and check Jack’s power, so he becomes out of control. He has corrupted all the boys in his tribe and crippled the democratic force of Ralph and Piggy who carry what is left of the island’s knowledge. Ralph and Piggy still have each other to carry on this common knowledge of democracy and anti-savagery. Ralph becomes the last voice of democracy while Piggy is the last voice of reason on the island. The two boys still hold the conch dearly because it …show more content…
The slow deterioration of knowledge at the beginning of their time on the island quickly starts to accelerate until the last bits are destroyed and savagery prevailed. Society as we know it is not nearly as strong as we are told. It can descend into complete savagery at any minute in time without the structure of government or another higher
The boys have harassed, pushed around and exploited the one piece of their society they have left throughout the entire duration they have been on the island. When Jack and the rest of the group leave Ralph and Piggy for a more savage state of being, Ralph and Piggy try to get everyone back together and recreate the democracy they once held onto for survival, but Jack’s power had become too much to compete with. He took one of the last pieces of Ralph’s democracy. Jack is now the only major power on the island, “He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses” (242). Piggy’s glasses represent the last bit of knowledge the boys have had since before they crashed onto the island. Jack successfully eliminated democracy on the island, and his power grows stronger. There is no one there to intervene and check Jack’s power, so he becomes out of control. He has corrupted all the boys in his tribe and crippled the democratic force of Ralph and Piggy who carry what is left of the island’s knowledge. Ralph and Piggy still have each other to carry on this common knowledge of democracy and anti-savagery. Ralph becomes the last voice of democracy while Piggy is the last voice of reason on the island. The two boys still hold the conch dearly because it …show more content…
The slow deterioration of knowledge at the beginning of their time on the island quickly starts to accelerate until the last bits are destroyed and savagery prevailed. Society as we know it is not nearly as strong as we are told. It can descend into complete savagery at any minute in time without the structure of government or another higher