Will Leach
Mrs.Bademan
½ A
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
In the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding, depicts the recreation and destruction a of society by a group of young boys. Throughout their journey on the island, the boy’s fight about how to run their civilization. Throughout this fighting, two main coalitions of boys emerge, with each one with their own respective leader Ralph, and Jack. The fighting through a sequence of escalating events eventually descends into complete chaos as the boys who support Jack begin to corrupt and even attack the remaining kids. Mr. Golding presents the reader with an array of objects and significant events to symbolize how humans act like savages in the absence of an authoritative structure. Throughout this work, William Golding paints a clearly Hobbesian view of society, using the symbols of the spear, the conch shell, and the beast, to demonstrate how humans revert to savagery in the absence of authority.
The spear in Lord …show more content…
When the boys exemplify complete savagery, they begin to stab Robert and feel great enjoyment in doing it. While doing this, all of the boys became delusional and began pretending that Robert was not human, and the boys take it way too far as they begin seriously hurting him. When Robert begins to cry out to them, they cannot hear him clearly (129). This tool that once had practical application for survival and little short savage satisfaction, is now completely centered around their barbaric fulfillment, showing the boys complete disregard for morality on the island. The spear’s change of use, symbolizes how their tribe used to think rationally, but now is fixated on the enjoyment gained from exerting power over others. The progression of this symbol mirrors of the progression of the boy’s descent into
Mrs.Bademan
½ A
Lord of the Flies Literary Analysis
In the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding, depicts the recreation and destruction a of society by a group of young boys. Throughout their journey on the island, the boy’s fight about how to run their civilization. Throughout this fighting, two main coalitions of boys emerge, with each one with their own respective leader Ralph, and Jack. The fighting through a sequence of escalating events eventually descends into complete chaos as the boys who support Jack begin to corrupt and even attack the remaining kids. Mr. Golding presents the reader with an array of objects and significant events to symbolize how humans act like savages in the absence of an authoritative structure. Throughout this work, William Golding paints a clearly Hobbesian view of society, using the symbols of the spear, the conch shell, and the beast, to demonstrate how humans revert to savagery in the absence of authority.
The spear in Lord …show more content…
When the boys exemplify complete savagery, they begin to stab Robert and feel great enjoyment in doing it. While doing this, all of the boys became delusional and began pretending that Robert was not human, and the boys take it way too far as they begin seriously hurting him. When Robert begins to cry out to them, they cannot hear him clearly (129). This tool that once had practical application for survival and little short savage satisfaction, is now completely centered around their barbaric fulfillment, showing the boys complete disregard for morality on the island. The spear’s change of use, symbolizes how their tribe used to think rationally, but now is fixated on the enjoyment gained from exerting power over others. The progression of this symbol mirrors of the progression of the boy’s descent into