preview

Lord Of The Flies: Savagery

Decent Essays
Open Document

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, one character states, “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages” (Jack p. 42). Scared and alone, a group of boys are stranded on an island with no adults. The boys, whose ages range from six to twelve, are unsure of how to survive and what to do. One of the older boys, Jack, agrees with another boy Ralph that they need to establish order and rules to survive. However, overtime Jack begins to turn away from rules and turn toward savagery. Savagely, Jack begins to exhibit animal like characteristics where he begins to prey upon pigs. After seeing the beast, Jack gets into an argument with Ralph, and he attempts to have the boys vote him as a new chief. Humiliated, Jack rebels

Get Access