Lord of the Flies, was written by William Golding in 1954. The novel is about a group of boys, ages 6 - 12, who get stranded on a deserted island during a plane crash. With no adults around, the boys are left to fend and govern themselves. It started off well but as one can imagine leaving young, immature boys in charge of one another was not the best thing to have occurred. In this book Golding gives the reader a glimpse of the savagery that underlies even the most civilized human beings. Now let us take a closer look at how Lord of the Flies is a microcosm of mankind and if what the boys turned into human.
The definition of microcosm, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary is “something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small …show more content…
The now tiny city is a microcosm of the one you live in. It is that place in miniature. The same thing has happened to the boys except on a much smaller scale. Some attempt to act and contribute as they would if they were back home in society. For others they saw it as an opportunity to act however they pleased because there were no adults around. But as the boys splinter into factions, some behave peacefully and work together to maintain order and achieve common goals, while others rebel and seek only anarchy and violence. Towards the end of the book just about everyone went rogue no matter how hard they tried, their humanity seemed to have switched off. “We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.” Isaiah 64: 6. The majority of the group tried their best to be tough and contribute on the island but in the end they all fell letting the dark side of themselves out for a joyride. For some of the boys they saw it as opportunity to act however they pleased because there were no grown
The definition of microcosm, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary is “something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small …show more content…
The now tiny city is a microcosm of the one you live in. It is that place in miniature. The same thing has happened to the boys except on a much smaller scale. Some attempt to act and contribute as they would if they were back home in society. For others they saw it as an opportunity to act however they pleased because there were no adults around. But as the boys splinter into factions, some behave peacefully and work together to maintain order and achieve common goals, while others rebel and seek only anarchy and violence. Towards the end of the book just about everyone went rogue no matter how hard they tried, their humanity seemed to have switched off. “We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.” Isaiah 64: 6. The majority of the group tried their best to be tough and contribute on the island but in the end they all fell letting the dark side of themselves out for a joyride. For some of the boys they saw it as opportunity to act however they pleased because there were no grown