Hope And Destruction In Lord Of The Flies, By William Golding

When humans are pushed to survive, they are willing to do anything to do so. In the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, a group of boys are stranded on an island and have to survive, however as the story progresses the boys become more barbaric and savage like. Even though there are good people in this world, there will always be evil. Why does evil exist? Golding’s belief of human nature is that humans are naturally evil and savage. However, law and civility keep humans from turning into this natural state of evil and Golding uses the development of Jack to show how savagery is created.

Similar to most literary classics, William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies contains allusions to the Christian Bible and character archetypes that convey universal ideas. Golding’s story focuses on a group of British schoolboys who are stranded on an island and ultimately succumb to their innate savage tendencies. Literary analysts often compare components of Lord of the Flies to various aspects in the Christian Bible. For instance, the setting in Lord of the Flies is often linked to the Garden of Eden, and some characters are thought to have religious-inspired names. Critics believe Simon’s name originates from Jesus Christ’s disciple, Peter, whose name was originally Simon. Biblical allusions exist throughout the novel associated with

There is always a leader to lead you in the right direction, but that is up to you and who you think is a good leader as in this book. Commanders show people the right direction and prove themselves as good role models. Through the revolt of two boys, Golding demonstrate that civilization can be either destroyed or made better by the right leader.

“Every hand outside the choir except Piggy’s was raised immediately. Then Piggy, too, raised his hands grudgingly into the air” (Golding 23). This is the start of the first conflict between the two.

Throughout the history of humanity, humans have different behaviors that change depending on what situations they are in. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo spent many years exploring human nature and has developed many theories about human behavior. One of Zimbardo’s ideas is about situational factors that states “one’s behavior is assumed to be dependent upon their current circumstances, situation or the environment that they are in.” He concluded the concept of situational factors after his Stanford Prison Experiment, in which he gave authority to regular people and observed any changes. The experiment proved that people’s behavior will change when they are in different situations. Zimbardo also believes that evilness is the exercise of power to harm people in anyway possible, so a five year old who teases others to Adolf Hitler would be classified as perpetrators of evil.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a classic novel and portrays just how the society surrounding us can corrupt our once pure nature No one is born a killer, no one is born with an intense compulsion to kill, the island that the boys are stranded on has a very unusual, corrupting society; A society that erodes the boys innocence through the power struggle between Jack and Ralph, readers see the transfer from innocent to savagely through the hunting and Piggy’s death.

William Golding said, “One of our faults is to believe that evil is somewhere else and inherent in another nation” (Hot Gates 89). His novel Lord of the Flies was published in 1954, less than a decade after the completion of World War II. Golding served in the navy from 1941 to 1945, and this time of service heavily impacted his view of the world and the nature of its people. It also opened his eyes to the role that evil can have and the individual people within any society throughout time. He delves into the possible defect in human nature, as seen through the internal grief caused by the visceral nature of humanity to be evil. William Golding utilizes personal experiences from his life and role in World War II to explore the inherent presence

Many philosophers believe that a correct government can make a strong society. However, these philosophers do not agree on what form of government is the most “correct”. English philosopher John Locke believed that Man is inherently moral and that the purpose for government is to grant the fundamental rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to its people. Another philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, however, held the belief that mankind is naturally evil and that society needs an absolute central authority to contain this evilness and grant its people with the common protection. Hobbes believes that in a state of nature, when there are no rules and everyone is granted equal power, the inherent evil impulses of Man are exposed. One

and thought-provoking ideas to the readers, which allows them to reflect on the merit of their own society. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the collapse of society is due to many factors. Firstly, the lack of teamwork plays a significant factor that contributes to the failure of society on the island, as it leads to the loss of cooperation and participation. Next, the society on the island fails because of the lack of law and order, which causes the characters to lose their morality and sense of justice. Finally, the failure of society can largely be attributed to the ineffective action taken; the group makes rash decisions and plans

A group of boys stranded on an island are debating which leader to follow: the leader with food, or the leader with fire and shelter. Tough as it already is, the boys must make their decision quickly, or else they will be left with neither. Food is necessary for survival because without it, people cease to exist. When food is scarce and in selfish hands, it can lead to troublesome situations such as physical fighting. Through the articles by Coskren, Baker, and Niemeyer, and Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, mankind is given no hope as pessimism is strongly portrayed by the boys’ violent actions.

“ ‘…We must make smoke on top of the mountain, we must make a fire.’ ‘A fire! Make a fire!’” (Golding, 37) Fire is used to symbolize numerous notions throughout the novel, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Fire is not just another object in the book, it creates a larger concept, to give the audience a deeper understanding of the novel. The Fire is used to represent, rescue, Ralph’s superiority and destruction. Home is where you are safe and comfortable, the common goal at the beginning of the novel is rescue, and the only way to get rescued is to light a fire.

To be an effective society, itś important to have a few key qualities such as teamwork or cooperation and order. These make achieving goals much easier, and in the end, it leads to success by completing the tasks needed to get towards the goal, whether that be obtaining food or conquering an entire continent. In Golding 's Lord of the Flies, a lack of mutual respect between the leaders and followers as well as the failure to unite themselves to work together for the same goals, resulted in chaos, and ultimately, the division and failure of their society on the island.

In William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, a few dozen boys are stranded on an island after a plane crash. The six to twelve year old kids turn to savages under the lead of the older males, and ultimately cause their own deaths. However, the smaller boys, such as Piggy and Sam and Eric, are the hope and reason of the group. Golding’s purpose of writing the book was to show that the defects in society originate at the defects in human nature. Golding allows the little ones to have no identities or personalities. This is symbolically showing that in society, the ignorant and innocent children are the only hope to a humane society. Innocence is purity, and the innocent children, in which are not corrupted by the bad people and things in the

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes” (Peter Drucker). In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, a decent sized group of boys are marooned on an island. This island starts as somewhat of an oasis, containing everything that the boys need to survive and thrive, except for one thing: a leader. One of the older boys would need to step up, and it comes down to Ralph, a boy around the age of twelve who finds the conch, which is used as a beacon for civilization, and Jack, a boy of Ralph’s age, but is also the leader of a group of choir boys, who advocate for Jack from the beginning. The decision comes down to a vote, and Ralph is chosen with all the

In the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a plane crashes on an uncharted island somewhere in the ocean. The survivors of the crash, a large group of boys with ranging ages from the littles, or small boys, to the bigguns, or boys who are much older, about 13 or 11 years old. Drawn together by a conch shell blown by the main character, the boys band together and form their own way of living. The hunters would go and try to kill pigs, the littleuns would play all day, ad the rest focused on building shelters and fires, hoping for their smoke to be seen by a ship and to be rescued from the island. At night, at first the littleuns report of seeing a beast out in the water, many arms snaking like a giant squid. Then, up on a mountain one night, two