Dove 1 What would happen to you if you were stranded on an island with no conveniences, no supervision, with a beast that haunts you? In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys from a British boarding school plane crash on an island with no adult supervision and are forced to fend for themselves. Lord of the Flies illustrates that people without the influence of society return back to their primitive nature through characters, symbols, and conflict. First, Golding proves the theme that innocence will be lost when true human nature shows itself through characters. In the beginning of the novel, Ralph is logical and all about being rescued.
For example, he talks to Simon and predicts that the boys will kill him later. This shows that Beelzebub wants to mess up the boy’s mental thinking, so they can become savages. This is because it represents that we all have an inner demon, even the kindest people we know can be heartless. Furthermore, piggy
The book suggests that savagery and civilization are closer to each other than we think. The plane crash represents the failure of society in the world outside, the corruption of ideas and the battle of good vs. evil. It was because of the war that they were on the plane. (Company) Ralph, takes leadership immediately; he uses the conch found by Piggy, who is also used as a symbol to call the other boys who were between the ages of six and twelve to an assembly where they discuss the need for rules and unity. The conch represents democracy and order, and it is the only thing on the island that is used to keep order.
Unlike Ralph's peaceful, democratic leadership, Jack believes in violence as a way to rule. Jack uses anarchism, the absence of government, as his method of winning over the boys and convincing them to leave Ralph. When Jack is originally unsuccessful as convincing the boys to convert over to his own methods, he resorts to savagery in order to become successful in gaining power and sovereignty over the boys. Jack's disrespect, desire to hunt, and violent tendencies are all ways in which he gains and maintains power over the converted boys. 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.
You’ve made a big heap haven’t you?” Jack pointed suddenly. “His specs- use them as burning glasses!” (Page 40) As we see in the beginning of the story, Piggy becomes an impact on someone’s life. Ralph and Piggy meet each other after the plane crash and realize they have to bring the boys together for a meeting. Piggy becomes Ralph’s advisor and best friend while they are on the island. When Piggy dies, Ralph feels like a part of him is missing when he makes decisions and creates thoughts.
In the movie "Lord of the Flies," there is an excessive amount of contrasts with the book. The basic plot of the movie begins with the boys ending up on a deserted island after a plane crash. They elect Ralph as the leader of the "tribe" and little by little, the boys settle down. This order made by Ralph angers Jack, the chief hunter, and he rebels with his own tribe. After this, everything goes downhill and they become savages except for Ralph's tribe.
A man’s cynical actions are under no circumstances justified; unless such actions have a clear justification; therefore, although the action is bad, but the motivations behind it make it justified. In the play written by Shakespeare, Othello, the antagonist Iago is a cynical figure, and has committed many deeds in which results in everyone around him getting hurt. However, humans are never born evil, and the only way for a cynical man to be born, is when the individual submerges in justifications of his own evil deeds. Iago is no different from any other antagonist; he grew up as a low class citizen, which made him very vengeful; therefore, when he suffers a single fall, he will seek revenge. During the Othello era, noblemen are among the highest ranks in every way, which in turns made them very well educated, and polite.
Zyana Xing ENG1D 05 Mr. Heleno October 7th, 2014 The Woeful Truth of Human Nature: The Demonstration of Evil in William Golding’s Lord of The Flies Every human being is evil. Humans believe they are not evil, but evil is hidden deep in everyone’s heart. In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew as the Protagonist demonstrates the devolution from civilization to savagery. When the boys first arrive on the island, Jack and Ralph are in agreement. They want democracy.
In Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding, a group of young English boys crash land their plane on an uncharted island during World War II. The boys attempt to create an organized society, but it deteriorates as their primal, savage instincts start to consume them. Seemingly irrelevant objects actually represent significant concepts. When freed from the bonds and expectations of society, their true human nature reveals itself. The beast, the conch shell, and the signal fire all epitomize this theme.
Munoz 1 William Golding’s Novel, Lord of the Fliesis perhaps one of the greatest books published in the 1900’s. This book portrays Hobbes’ idea that man is inherently evil and unlike Jean Jacques Rousseau who genuinely believed that man is inherently good. The author reveals a plethora of examples on the idea of man’s fallen nature through the inhumane actions between the fellow English boys. Lord of the Fliesis one huge allegory that is very complex and controversial. It is much more than what it appears to be. On the lowest level itis a story about a group of boys stranded on an island struggling against nature.