Dictionary.com defines a savage as someone who is cruel, barbaric, untamed and ferocious. In the book Lord of The Flies the author William Golding depicts a world where civilization and savagery collide. While stranded on an island a band of boys must decide if they can come together as a civilized group or if they will be torn apart and made savages by the island. Golding conveys civilization versus savagery through the tough decisions that his characters are faced with, the setting of where the boys are, and through the idea that every human has an inner savage.
