Savagery

We grow up learning the importance of right from wrong. Everything we do has a consequence, good or bad, and we have to live with that consequence. This is due in part to the guidance of adults; parents, teachers, authority figures. But as shown in the novel, The Lord of The Flies by William Golding, once the grownups go away, the reality of this philosophy deteriorates at a rather disturbingly rapid rate. As time goes on the boys on this island, especially Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Jack, Samneric, and Roger, all show this spectacularly well. Their transformation into savagery, their murderous behavior, their fear of themselves and each other, and the breaking of their own rules leads to an incredulously dramatic life on this otherwise untouched …show more content…
This is mainly due to the thirst to kill after he so embarrassingly doesn’t kill the first pig that they see and hunt for. It was a game before that, then it became real. “He closed his eyes, raised his head, and breathed in gently with flared nostrils, assessing the current of warm air for information.” (48). This is essentially Jack’s first leap into the world that soon engulfs him entirely. He hunts his first pig with savage techniques, hoping to kill. Jack is generally is considered the most savage of all the boys. “He smeared on the clay.” (68). Here Jack paints his face with clay. As he paints his own face, he also paints the faces of some of the other boys. Jack’s goal in this is to be more camouflaged while he hunts and tracks the pigs, because he believes that they can see him; a pink thing under the trees. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood!” (69). The boys chant this every time that they kill a pig, even during their mock hunt with Robert falling in as understudy for the pig. This shows an extreme foreshadowing to the death of Simon. It leads the way to their savage finale. Throughout the remainder of the story, more and more savagery seeps into the lives of the boys and they lose more and more of their grasp on …show more content…
Suddenly you understand the symbolism, the metaphoric ways of the entire book. It becomes extremely easy to realize the loss of civilization that occurs. The boy’s transformation into savagery, their murderous behavior, their fear of themselves and each other, and the breaking of their own rules shows an unbelieveable change on this otherwise untouched island. As they live by themselves, slowly they destroy the island. The transformation that not only the boys, but the island takes is incredible. With the destruction of this island, came the destruction of their