Continuing, the unintentional murder of Simon demonstrates the boys’ chaotic and careless behaviours. Each boy played a role in the murder of Simon. They were all very eager to kill the “beast” and were chanting, “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!
Underlines Jack’s lust for blood & killing. ‘He looked in astonishment no longer at himself but at an awesome stranger.’ The reader now starts to see how Jack is turning into a devilish figure. His new painted face can now tempt people to do things at his command. LOST ALL INNOCENT AND IS COMPLETELY SAVAGE. " Kill the pig, cut her throat, spill the blood' We first hear this when Jack as his hunters kill their first pig.
Deep inside every person lurks a savage and dark side. However, if never pushed to the brink of mental capacity and catastrophe, this darkness might never be seen. In William Golding’s Lord Of the Flies, the reader witnesses young boys brought to an untamed island, and they soon become very untamed themselves. Proof of this is found when the more fearful the boys become of the beast, the more savage they become. Also, they turn off their emotions, allowing them to kill their old friends and acquaintances.
There were no words, no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (141). In this quote, it makes them seem like they are becoming animals and insane. It shows the boys’ inner evil. They all think they’re doing the right thing because they think Simon’s the beast, but really they are brutally murdering one of their members and
The head of the pig was on a spear as an “offering” to the beast. Close the end of the novel, it is obvious that there is no hope for the boys to be innocent again. They were trying to kill each and also, some got killed. In chapter 11, Roger rolled a boulder down a hill during a feud and killed piggy. In chapter 10, Simon tries to tell the other boys that the real beast is their own selves, while at the same time they are screaming, "Kill the beast!
Initially, the boys compared themselves to wolves, mentally inserting a label which enables them to embrace their primeval instincts. Essentially, it is the adrenalin rush and testosterone boost which leads to the narrator using a tire iron to attack the “greasy character.” Eventually, the loss of morality seen in the boys results in the mutilation of the man. They stand over him, teeth jerking and necks twitching, unaware of the severity of their actions. It is obvious at this point that Boyle wanted his characters to appear completely consumed by their primal
When Jack kills, "madness [comes] into his eyes" (47). He starts acting like a barbarian and becomes wild and out of control. Jack overthrows Ralph and forces the boys to listen to himself using violence. Jack is an excellent example of Golding's depiction of human nature because of the extremity of wild behavior he reveals. Jack's nature is an over exaggerated illustration of how easily people are taken over by their own evil nature.
Cut his throat! Spill his blood!"'. Simon comes crawling out of the forest, the boys mistake him for the beast and end up beating him to death. The awe is the influence of the primitive dance and chanting and the knowledge is that, the beast is dangerous and must be destroyed; also, it is assumed that all the boys think that the beast is the only thing stopping the island from being good, so once destroyed then there will be nothing to fear and they can live peacefully and happily. Though this seems a silly thought, for there is no beast.
Jack is constantly challenging Ralph’s authority throughout the novel and wanting a position of power. When he first discovered the thrill of killing during his hunt for pig, he became addicted and couldn’t stop. “While the boys were making huts for shelter, Jack was off hunting instead of helping with the huts. All he cared about was that the boys needed meat” (55). Unlike most of the other boys, not only did Jack become a savage, but also he became a murderer.
The imaginary beast that frightens the boys stands for an instinct of savagery, which exists in all human beings. Being in that state of darkness, has led the boys to becoming vicious and insane, causing their fear of the beast to grow stronger. In chapter 8, Simon reaches a realization that they