Savages In Lord Of The Flies Essay

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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. There is also an older boy named Jack who leads the hunters and often resists Ralph's authority. During an assembly Ralph tells Jack that he is breaking the rules, to which Jack responds "[w]ho cares"" (100). Ralph then exclaims that "the rules are the only thing we've got!" (100). This shows how Ralph seems to understand that rules are crucial in order for people to remain civilized. After this point, Jack begins to pay less…show more content…
During a feast with Jacks tribe, Piggy and Ralph take part in a dance near the fire. As they are dancing, Simon comes rushing down the beach and was mistaken for the beast. Inside the worked-up mob, "Ralph... was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh. The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering" (115). This shows how even Ralph becomes a savage for a moment when he takes part in the killing of Simon. This is how Golding illustrates that even the most unlikely people can become savages given the right circumstances. So throughout Lord of the Flies the 3 main reasons I thought the 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

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