With nobody to tell him otherwise, Cole convinces himself that neither of his parents want him. Cole is always angry and irritated as a result of his bottled up emotions, but after he is sent to the island, he learns to release his anger by preforming physical disciplines. The first physical discipline Cole preforms while inhabiting the island is dancing out his feelings. When Edwin and Garvey introduce Cole to this new way of releasing his anger, Cole is skeptical (pg.167). In Cole’s eyes, dancing and prancing around a fire is stupid and embarrassing, but gradually, his attitude towards this exercise changes.
Most importantly, Jack's disrespect towards the other boys makes him fearful to the others, and therefore the boys feel obligated to follow his orders if they want to avoid consequences. "'The thing is --- fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. There aren't any beasts to be afraid of on this island.... Serve you right if something did get you, you useless lot of cry-babies!" (Golding 82).
He is no longer able to demonstrate his masculinity which makes him incredibly self-conscious and vulnerable. Iago also plays on this insecurity after Othello has an epileptic fit, commenting on how according to traditional perceptions of masculinity, he is behaving inappropriately for a man. Iago is fully aware that Othello's masculinity is an important part of his self-image. Even though Desdemona is the only one who sees beyond this shield of a uniform that he puts up, Othello to some extent still believes that as well as his interesting life story, his soldier status and image as a unique heroic figure is what
William Golding forebodes fear in the early chapters of the book through his descriptive language choices and his own experiences. He wanted to convey that humans could go from being civilised and socially acceptable to destructive savages. Using words such as littluns emphasises to the reader that children should not always be looked over as innocent and similar, but that everyone, including children, have an “evil” side. In Lord of the Flies, Golding uses the theme of human nature to show how easily society can collapse, and how self-destructive human nature is. At the beginning, the boys have a sense of humour and excitement to be on the island.
We see that, although these boys seem to enjoy immersing themselves in this fantasy, they do not see the pain and death. Similarly in the line “... the class pauses / / for history”, we see this idea. The young boys appear ignorantly fascinated by the grenade and the idea of that the object in Martin’s hand is in fact a murderous weapon. This line excellently utilises the technique of stressed position to dramatically emphasise the significance of the word “pause” and the pause that is created by
Barry Hines makes Billy’s identity evident throughout the book A Kestrel for a Knave. Billy contrasts the stereotype society has placed upon him, the reader learns that Billy is a young boy who gets caught in the beauty of the moment, sensitive and is extremely intelligent. However, he does not believe this about himself, he has no ambition or self-confidence and feels he is a victim of everyone’s misdirected anger. These elements of Billy’s identity are made apparent through the use of imagery, motifs, metaphors and juxtaposition. The reader gets an insight into the stereotype of Billy’s identity when reading about Mr Porter and doing his paper runs.
Order is lost: Rules and order keep people from their true, violent natures. When order is lost, natural savage instincts cause a decline of civility within a society. Golding highlights how rules maintain civility such as in the line ‘“Because the rules are the only thing we’ve got!” said Ralph.’ Furthermore, in chapter five, we see civilisation deteriorate when the boys are holding a meeting. The conch, which has so far been a symbol of the boys' desire for law and order, takes longer and longer to make the other boys listen, which suggests that civilisation is weak, and savagery is the stronger, overriding instinct. Therefore, Golding explores the fragility of order in a society under stress.
This is apparently a problem to them, for the boy had no desires, given his incurable mental illness, “Mad-made objects…could be found in his abstract world.” The couple finally picked a basket with jellies for their son. This makes the reader deeply sympathise the boy’s plight, for a “young man” like him would usually have no interests in jellies which are a suitable present for children. It reflects what his sickness has reduced him to – a teen with intelligence of a child. The boy repeatedly contemplates suicide, and has had yet another failed attempt to do so, and the couple is unable to see him, for fear that “a visit might disturb him”. The couple is revealed to be at a rather old age, “At the time of his birth…now they were quite old.” Their son’s illness has put a huge financial burden on the little family – the father used to be a successful businessman, but is now “wholly dependent on his brother Isaac”.
The first evidence we see of Hooper’s bullying is the note that he drops from a window when Kingshaw first arrives, ‘I didn’t want you to come here’. This immediately sets the tone and strikes conflict between the two boys, sparking fear and insecurity within Kingshaw, knowing that he already isn’t wanted and hasn’t even spoken to Hooper yet. Through the use of flashbacks we gain insight into Kingshaw’s past which reveals how insecure he is which due to lack of love from his mother. This fear and insecurity is what Hooper thrives on, targeting on these weaknesses. To get away from Hooper and his torment, Kingshaw runs away to Hangwood.
‘weep!” (3), shows the agony of the child who’s not even old enough to pronounce the term“sweep”. The child states, “so your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep” (4). The use of the “s” sounds hint towards the childs sadness at what life has brought him.Nevertheless, the child tries to make the best out of his situation & help others like “little Tom Dacre” and accept their situation, Tom cried at the loss of his innocence, but the child convinces him that it’s better that way because then, the “soot cannot spoil your white hair” (8). This means that the impurity & disgrace of his position can no longer touch him or hurt him. This nature is unusual for a child, but was produced because society pushed the child to mature into becoming an adult before he was even a child.In the poem an Angel tells Tom that if he is righteous and acts with the goodness of his heart then God will be his father and he would never wish for joy because he will forever have it.