Thesis: Golding shows that humans are inherently savage through the manifestation of savagery into the boy’s everyday behaviors and Jack and his choir, which shows that savagery can transform people into beasts.
Jack and his Choir Everyday Behaviors
C: When the first assembly is called, Ralph sees Jack and his choir walking down the beach towards them.
E: “Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along….Then the creature stepped from mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing” (16; ch. 1)
R: Golding refers to the group as “the creature” which makes readers imagine Jack and the choir looking …show more content…
The beast stumbled into the horseshoe…. Simon was crying out… leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore (175; ch. 9)
R: In the chaos of the night and the violence of the storm, savagery was enhanced because of the fear the boys were feeling from the mysterious beast. Simon was mistaken for the “beast” even though the real beast was the boy’s themselves. People do not just “screamed, struck, bit, tore” people normally, the activities of the night heighten the savagery in the boys to the level of beasts.
C: Jack put colored paint on his face so that he would blend in with the forest and have an easier time hunting pigs.
E: “He smeared on the clay…. He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger…. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling” (68; ch. 4)
R: Jack’s “bloodthirsty snarling” laughter displays to readers his savage nature. When he put clay on his face and looked in the pond at an “awesome stranger”, he was very pleased that he had successfully morphed himself into having a beast-like appearance. The savage attributes of Jack motivated him to turn himself into a …show more content…
E: “‘You could get someone to dress up as a pig and then he could act-you know, pretend to knock me over and all that’...‘Use a littlun,’ said Jack, and everybody laughed” (130; ch. 7).
R: The feeling or mood that the readers sense from Jack when he suggests to “use a littlun” for their games signals that he is making fun of and dehumanizing the littluns because of their weak nature. When the boys on the island start to descend into savagery, it is indicated by the fact that they are making up games that are associated with killing. As savagery sets in, dehumanizing the littluns because of their innocence begins to emerge and the littluns soon become the new prey for their games.
C: Ralph was hiding in the bushes and he caught sight of a boy standing near his hiding place.
E: “A smallish savage was standing between him and the rest of the forest, a savage… carrying a spear….he tried to see through the increasing smoke. Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up. (226; ch.
Jack and his Choir Everyday Behaviors
C: When the first assembly is called, Ralph sees Jack and his choir walking down the beach towards them.
E: “Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along….Then the creature stepped from mirage on to clear sand, and they saw that the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothing” (16; ch. 1)
R: Golding refers to the group as “the creature” which makes readers imagine Jack and the choir looking …show more content…
The beast stumbled into the horseshoe…. Simon was crying out… leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore (175; ch. 9)
R: In the chaos of the night and the violence of the storm, savagery was enhanced because of the fear the boys were feeling from the mysterious beast. Simon was mistaken for the “beast” even though the real beast was the boy’s themselves. People do not just “screamed, struck, bit, tore” people normally, the activities of the night heighten the savagery in the boys to the level of beasts.
C: Jack put colored paint on his face so that he would blend in with the forest and have an easier time hunting pigs.
E: “He smeared on the clay…. He looked in astonishment, no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger…. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling” (68; ch. 4)
R: Jack’s “bloodthirsty snarling” laughter displays to readers his savage nature. When he put clay on his face and looked in the pond at an “awesome stranger”, he was very pleased that he had successfully morphed himself into having a beast-like appearance. The savage attributes of Jack motivated him to turn himself into a …show more content…
E: “‘You could get someone to dress up as a pig and then he could act-you know, pretend to knock me over and all that’...‘Use a littlun,’ said Jack, and everybody laughed” (130; ch. 7).
R: The feeling or mood that the readers sense from Jack when he suggests to “use a littlun” for their games signals that he is making fun of and dehumanizing the littluns because of their weak nature. When the boys on the island start to descend into savagery, it is indicated by the fact that they are making up games that are associated with killing. As savagery sets in, dehumanizing the littluns because of their innocence begins to emerge and the littluns soon become the new prey for their games.
C: Ralph was hiding in the bushes and he caught sight of a boy standing near his hiding place.
E: “A smallish savage was standing between him and the rest of the forest, a savage… carrying a spear….he tried to see through the increasing smoke. Ralph launched himself like a cat; stabbed, snarling, with the spear, and the savage doubled up. (226; ch.