Grant Carroll
Mr. Wise
English II HP Per. 2
26, August 2015
Isolation
The novel, Lord of the Flies, exemplifies the effects of isolation over a long period of time on young boys’ emotions. William Golding communicates the effects of isolation on young boys through his novel showing how the unknown can affect them. In Lord of the Flies young boys crash on an Island without any adults and supervision, throughout this story they learn to fend for themselves and fear what they cannot see. The novel , Lord of the Flies, expresses the theme of civilization vs. savagery throughout the novel using plot, setting, and characterization. The plot is a key factor to show the changing of the boys from civilized boys to savages throughout the novel. From the beginning, they took the first step to a society with order when Ralph mentions, “Let’s have a vote...vote for Chief!” (22). With the idea to vote for chief the boys are able to take a step in direction to society. With this now they can make decisions as a group …show more content…
The isolation of the Island allowed the boys to do anything with almost no consequences. With the absence of adults the children had no one to look to and this only caused fear. The boys had rules and order from the beginning but they could not keep this up because of their inability to stay on task as evident when Ralph instructs to Jack that “the rest of your hunters came back hours ago. They’ve been swimming”, (51). The group’s inability to stay on task on the island made it impossible for them to stay a civilized society. Jack’s group lost the ability of civility and stole Piggy’s glasses from them. “We’d have given you fire if you had asked---” (176). The group lost any manners to ask for something and just took what they wanted like savages. Golding creates the Island almost as a test for their ability to stay civil when under
Mr. Wise
English II HP Per. 2
26, August 2015
Isolation
The novel, Lord of the Flies, exemplifies the effects of isolation over a long period of time on young boys’ emotions. William Golding communicates the effects of isolation on young boys through his novel showing how the unknown can affect them. In Lord of the Flies young boys crash on an Island without any adults and supervision, throughout this story they learn to fend for themselves and fear what they cannot see. The novel , Lord of the Flies, expresses the theme of civilization vs. savagery throughout the novel using plot, setting, and characterization. The plot is a key factor to show the changing of the boys from civilized boys to savages throughout the novel. From the beginning, they took the first step to a society with order when Ralph mentions, “Let’s have a vote...vote for Chief!” (22). With the idea to vote for chief the boys are able to take a step in direction to society. With this now they can make decisions as a group …show more content…
The isolation of the Island allowed the boys to do anything with almost no consequences. With the absence of adults the children had no one to look to and this only caused fear. The boys had rules and order from the beginning but they could not keep this up because of their inability to stay on task as evident when Ralph instructs to Jack that “the rest of your hunters came back hours ago. They’ve been swimming”, (51). The group’s inability to stay on task on the island made it impossible for them to stay a civilized society. Jack’s group lost the ability of civility and stole Piggy’s glasses from them. “We’d have given you fire if you had asked---” (176). The group lost any manners to ask for something and just took what they wanted like savages. Golding creates the Island almost as a test for their ability to stay civil when under