Exposure to violence can breed violence even in those who oppose it. In the story, Lord of the Flies that is exactly what happens to the characters. Ralph loses his composure, Jack turns into a blood crazed savage and Ralph becomes part of the demented hunters. The aggressive atmosphere that thrives on that heinous island conquered the good character of the boys. Jack was the first of the boys to show signs of aggression, then it turned on his hunters, and then it took control of Ralph.
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.
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! Cut his throat! Spill His Blood!" Simon is stabbed with a spear and dies. There is no civilization in the novel.
All Individuals Have a Natural Capacity for Brutality In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a group of young boys are stranded on an island and must learn to cooperate with one another to survive. The characters are civil at first, but as the shackles of civilization start to fade later on start to become beasts. Because William Golding was distraught over the brutality of World War II, he develops this theme throughout the story. The boys’ inclination towards violence in Lord of the Flies illustrates that all individuals have a natural capacity for brutality. Roger is one character who unleashes his inner brutality after being once confined by the expectation of society.
The way he brings across "his" kids towards all the meetings and the way they are dressed make him seem as the leader or dictator. The way he cries out that he will be the chief and how he will be the lead hunter makes us feel as if he is the antagonist, which I believe he is. The fact that Golding makes Jack the only child on the island with red hair causes him to seem different to everyone else. The red also signifies anger and rage, which are the traits of Jack. The way Jack picks on Piggy so much is because it makes him feel powerful but also makes him seem like a bully, which is Golding's intention.
Because Greasy Lake is an area of nature that has been corrupted by humans with broken glass and beer cans, it becomes the perfect scenery for our “bad characters” to act accordingly and “howl at the stars” the way wolves do, evoking primitive and ruthless behavior. This climaxes when conflict arises between them and the “greasy character” that they encounter at the lake. Through the narrator we see how a “murderous primal instant involving no more than 60 hyperventilating, gland flooding seconds” causes instinct to fight and kill ones attacker out of a combination of shock, rage and impotence. At one point, Jeff even bites the ear of the man, fighting the way a primitive animal would. Initially, the boys compared themselves to wolves, mentally inserting a label which enables them to embrace their primeval instincts.
He is reduced to “running like a dog on all fours”, which presents the “madness”, which is ascending on the group. This aspect is furthered by him becoming “the mask”, which liberates him “from shame and self consciousness”, making it easier for Jack to kill
‘You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?’”(133). After the conversation with the Lord of the Flies, Simon goes unconscious, when Simon wakes up, he runs to the camp to tell everyone what he had just encountered. It was raining and there was thunder and lightning, thinking Simon is the beast, the boys deliriously murder him, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws” (141).
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.
He hunts in his zoo of death, and tries to murder his wife just so he can start a war. Prince Humperdinck can be characterized as an evil genius, a sadist, and a tyrant. He is an evil genius because he creates the elaborate zoo of death and loves to show off his superior intelligence. Prince Humperdinck is a sadist because he enjoys cruelty, violence, and brutality. He kills for the pleasure of killing, with no respect for human life.