Analysis of Lord of the Flies

The novel, The Lord of the Flies, show’s the darker side of human nature and of its dominance over people’s behaviour, causing the boys on the island to resort to their evil roots to survive. Throughout the story, William Golding illustrated that evil will mostly triumph over good. Although there was a major attempt of establishing a democracy of peace and morality, their system of order quickly falls apart into anarchy and sadistic violence. Ultimately, the boys are drawn to wickedness,…

In all great literature there is a common theme near the end of the book. The authors seem to answer the main question that has been lurking with the reader the whole book. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding used the same type of ending when explaining that the naval officer found the boys on the island, but he leaves many questions unanswered such as; Did the boys find their parents? How did their lives change when they went back home? When I first finished the book I didn't expect it to be…

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies many boys are stranded on an island. The four boys learned most about are the oldest among which Jack Merridew is the most rebellious and aggressive of everyone. He is feared and intimidating toward the boys. Littluns go with him for they fear what may happen to them if don’t accept his way. Due to his atrocious actions, callous word choice, and tranquil imagery, the reader adapts a vicious yet childlike impression of Jack. Throughout this passage,…

Ralph’s Character Analyze How does a person handle the pressures and responsibilities of being a leader especially a kid? “Lord of the flies” is a book made by “William Golding” about British boys getting trapped on an island after their plane crashing. The book describes the boys hardships of trying to survive and doing the right thing. Ralph is a 12 year boy that is leading the group on the island. He has blond hair and one of the older boys on the island. Ralph is assertive in his leadership…

Who is the beast in Lord of the Flies? There where three things that made the boys believe that there was a beast on the island. The first thing that got them to believe that there was a beast was fear. They got scared when they heard they might be living with a beast. Second was they got bombed out of the sky by a plane and landed on an island. The boys’ minds were not in the right state of mind. Third they were just becoming savages to survive on the island. In (Doc A) the boys begin to…

Once removed from the civilized structures of society, humans will confide in the distinct flaw of evil that is within everyone. In William Golding's, Lord of the Flies, an abundance of English schoolboys are stranded on an island after their plane is shot down during World War II. As the pilot died in the crash, the boys are left with no adult supervision or knowledge of what to do. Ralph, Jack, Roger and Piggy are upon the boys who begin with a sense of playfulness and innocence. In the…

The central image of the passage by William Golding draws all attention to the boys not feeling sympathy toward Simon’s death. The passage begins with the word “somewhere,” which asserts an ominous, however, cosmic environment. By using the phrase “softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures,” Golding suggests part of the boys left with Simon as he died. Fringe in Britain refers to bangs of hair or the loose threads on borders. He connects the bright creatures to the boys on…

For centuries, philosophers have debated what true human nature entails: goodness, selfishness, or quite possibly a mix of both. In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding represents his beliefs on human nature when boys crash onto a deserted island where the dire circumstances cause them to reveal their inner beast, and enter into a state of savagery. The slow disintegration of societal norms on the island portrays the inherently evil and impulsive nature of humans that is usually masked due to…

In Lord of the Flies, the children turn from clean cut and young proper men into savage, remorseless, immoral boys. Shockingly, they begin to threaten and kill towards the end of the novel. This is blamed on the state of nurture, which is based on situational, influential, and environmental factors. Effectively, they lost all levels of obedience and appropriation that they once took part of before they arrive on the island and became both vulnerable and pressured by their peers. There…

Good vs. Evil Is Defined In the Lord of the Flies, all individuals have the capacity of brutality. There is a good amount of aspects that shows darkness and lightness. These aspects are used many times in the book to show the good and evil side of things. My mask shows the imagery of dark and light. I painted half of the mask with a very dark red. And the other half white. The dark red side represents the dark side (evil) and the white side represents the good side. The mask itself represents…