They lose sight that this “beast” is really Simon. The savagery that the boys have converted to is driving the boys to the point of
Jack’s tribe of boys has degenerated completely into savages by killing and hunting their companions. The boys’ uncivilized ways of life lead them into degeneration into savaged men. The lord of the flies shows us what life would be like without rules & regulations being enforced. Even though Ralph tried really hard to stay organized and civilized the savage in the young boys had taken over their civilized mentality. What is this story really trying to tell us, if all these symbols mean something for
The beast struggles forward, broke the ring, and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movement but the tearing of teeth and claws.” (152-153) The group did not even give Simon a chance. They just automatically assumed that he was the beast even though he was pleading and screaming to tell them what he had just discovered. Simon was the nicest and most loyal one on the island and he did not deserve to die that
When Jack gains the support of the boys, this shows that everyone has evil inside of them, but it's usually held back unless something triggers it to come out. Psychological Freud: Jack is the ID because he is driven by his desire for power, control, and the pig meat. In chapter 12, he tries to kill Ralph with the fire, which shows how he really wants the power and will stop at nothing, including killing, to obtain it. Also, he does not
Jack represents the dark side of human nature. In the beginning, he was eager to be chief and punish whoever broke the rules. However, he consistently broke them and went hunting. This began his hunger for meat. He painted his face like a barbarian.
He became absolutely obsessed with hunting and killing pigs. At first it really was just to feed all of the boys, but more towards the end of the story it was for the please of killing the pig to feel powerful and pure primeval. Allowing Jack to become this kind of monster was another mistake that the boys made. Because once he changed other boys started to follow until it was just Ralph and Piggy by themselves and all other boys were in Jack’s tribe. Of course then Piggy was killed.
When one of the “littluns” told the boys of the beastie, they all start to fear for their lives. In Shattering Glass, Lance uses fear to make fun of Simon. Lance gave Simon attention, and while confused by it, Simon was frightened and curious to know what Lance wanted. “I’m curious; do you tuck your shirt into your jocks so it’s easier to wipe your ass or what?” (4). Lance used his power over Simon to lure him into talking and then making a fool of
As a result, Jack painting his face represents him letting go of society and civilization, to being a savage devoted to hunting and killing. Jack demonstrates the most change in the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. All Jack longs for is power, and when he gets the opportunity to be in charge of being a hunter and killer, he is the first to lead the boys down a path of savagery, and cast off the restraints of being a civilization by painting his face. As a result, he is a savage boy who wants to
They all get caught up in hunting and killing the beast, that they are overwhelmed with blood-lust. “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast … Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill! …You knew, didn’t you?
Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows that a group a Britain boys become savages after a plane crash on an unknown island. The 3 reason I think that boys became savages were lack of government structure (completely disconnected from the world), collapse of order, and that all people can become savages given the right circumstance. People need some type of government structure in order to make laws or rules in some form. Rules are needed because without them, people will do what they want. In Lord of the Flies, Ralph becomes the leader of the boys.