What Is The Gray Question In Lord Of The Flies

Look at the plane's wing, now look back at me. Now look back at the plane's wing, and back at me again. Repeat ad nauseum. Then suddenly, the screen flips over, and your worst nightmares become true. You're trapped on an island, in the dark, with only other survivors of the great screen flipping cruddy sci-fi sound effects in the background crash. But that's not the worst part. Soon, you are split into a truly terrible dilemma, one of choosing two tribes, each with its own fatal foibles. Which will you choose? One where food is guaranteed, but safety and sensibility are completely defenestrated, or, another tribe, where morals hold value, and the single goal of getting rescued is most important, yet, food is rare, and protection is not guaranteed? …show more content…
Therefore, I believe that the best answer, is the gray answer. As E. M. Forster described “Lord of the Flies” in the foreword included in the edition of “Lord of the Flies” that we read, Ralph could be likened to democracy, and appears to be highlighted as the “white”, the purity, the epitome of sanity and civilization. In contrast, Jack is symbolic of fascism, dictatorship, militarization and bloodshed, and a most clear “black” character. Yet, William Golding does not mention the gray, however, logic dictates that in a politically themed novel such as “Lord of the Flies”, the gray is most fittingly attributed to the war profiteers, the businessmen that thrive upon the titanic struggles between the black and